Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 11AM is: 2.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 206 | 424 | 1631 | 1702 | 1234 | 1467 | 971 | 755 | 364 | 305 | 264 | 197 | 271 | 264 | 188 | 199 | 102 | 118 | 203 | 200 | 286 | 1788 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13AM0.97m | 11:02PM0.97m | 12:17PM1.09m | 00:30AM1.09m | 1:00PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.79m | 5:29AM0.67m | 6:31PM0.66m | 6:35AM0.54m | 7:12PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 206 | 206 | 94 | 61 | 42 | 27 | 874 | 623 | 481 | 364 | 305 | 264 | 197 | 271 | 264 | 188 | 85 | 102 | 87 | 117 | 106 | 202 | 1788 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 108 | 123 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 51 | 118 | 97 | 81 | 67 | 81 | 286 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 35 | 31 | 34 | 81 | 51 | 67 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 424 | 1631 | 1702 | 1234 | 1467 | 971 | 755 | 142 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 27 | 123 | 199 | 34 | 118 | 203 | 200 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 5 | 460 | 579 | 579 | 126 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 117 | 12 | 63 | 22 | 461 | 1016 | 462 | 5 | 0 |
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