Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 525 | 435 | 400 | 339 | 332 | 273 | 267 | 226 | 180 | 176 | 136 | 136 | 316 | 465 | 396 | 373 | 379 | 357 | 321 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.56m | 6:38AM1.37m | 6:59PM1.42m | 7:06AM1.24m | 7:29PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.15m | 00:39AM0.30m | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:09AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 606 | 525 | 435 | 400 | 339 | 332 | 273 | 267 | 226 | 180 | 176 | 136 | 136 | 316 | 465 | 396 | 373 | 379 | 357 | 219 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 67 | 24 | 22 | 68 | 39 | 133 | 103 | 103 | 101 | — | 73 | 321 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 79 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 60 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 32 | 130 | 172 | 311 | 635 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 305 | 258 | 0 | 98 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 70 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 53 | 170 | 305 | 117 | 0 | 170 |
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