Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 9AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 304 | 215 | 202 | 263 | 1571 | 2348 | 1887 | 1433 | 1028 | 744 | 633 | 490 | 459 | 367 | 373 | 313 | 313 | 323 | 644 | 1690 | 1090 | 1252 | 865 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37AM1.10m | 8:07PM1.11m | 8:31AM0.96m | 9:53PM0.99m | 12:26PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.55m | 1:43PM0.58m | 2:34AM0.68m | 2:44PM0.72m | 5:19AM0.75m | 6:20PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 313 | 304 | 215 | 202 | 169 | 1571 | 2348 | 1887 | 1433 | 1028 | 744 | 633 | 490 | 459 | 367 | 373 | 313 | 79 | 88 | 500 | 68 | 29 | 18 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 90 | 66 | 48 | 46 | 184 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 313 | 323 | 99 | — | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 99 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 139 | 204 | 212 | 199 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | 56 | 154 | 181 | 644 | 1690 | 1090 | 1252 | 865 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 265 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 305 | 27 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 305 | 414 | 446 | 386 |
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