Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 134 | 106 | 138 | 208 | 203 | 250 | 93 | 175 | 232 | 273 | 237 | 387 | 320 | 1020 | 1781 | 1911 | 1480 | 2054 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.14m | 7:21AM1.03m | 7:36PM1.00m | 10:13AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.60m | 1:27PM0.73m | 2:39AM0.70m | 4:35PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 134 | 134 | 106 | 49 | 70 | 203 | 250 | 93 | 175 | 232 | 178 | 167 | 121 | 112 | 94 | 61 | 42 | 27 | 1176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 73 | 72 | 94 | 35 | 16 | — | 85 | — | — | 273 | 237 | 53 | 42 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 138 | 208 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | SE 4 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 112 | 86 | 64 | — | 7 | 90 | 211 | 89 | 152 | 224 | 245 | — | 387 | 320 | 1020 | 1781 | 1911 | 1480 | 2054 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 250 | 305 | 265 | 170 | 0 | 5 | 170 | 306 | 613 | 579 | 579 | 99 | 11 |
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