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) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 93 | 253 | 286 | 331 | 288 | 206 | 387 | 157 | 1601 | 1467 | 1835 | 1101 | 803 | 647 | 351 | 309 | 235 | 113 | 130 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.00m | 10:13AM0.97m | 11:02PM0.97m | 12:17PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.73m | 2:39AM0.70m | 4:35PM0.79m | 5:29AM0.67m | 6:31PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 250 | 86 | 253 | 286 | 331 | 288 | 206 | 123 | 118 | 61 | 42 | 1050 | 741 | 513 | 454 | 351 | 309 | 235 | 113 | 130 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 92 | 93 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 37 | 108 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 41 | 27 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 84 | 65 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSW 15 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 85 | 1 | — | — | 82 | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | 10 | 40 | 26 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 140 | — | 387 | 157 | 1601 | 1467 | 1835 | 1101 | 803 | 647 | — | — | — | 90 | 45 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 305 | 258 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 254 | 446 | 579 | 579 | 99 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 418 | 305 | 309 | 53 |
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