Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1060 | 560 | 619 | 853 | 949 | 864 | 490 | 375 | 390 | 400 | 426 | 356 | 300 | 353 | 291 | 201 | 346 | 395 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.61m | 3:49PM1.69m | 4:02AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.05m | 9:57PM0.08m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 1060 | 402 | 295 | 632 | 949 | 864 | 490 | 375 | 390 | 400 | 388 | 356 | 300 | 353 | 291 | 201 | 246 | 251 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 10 |
| kJ | 88 | 560 | 402 | 240 | 226 | 218 | 193 | 320 | 244 | 179 | 136 | 133 | 114 | 182 | 207 | 55 | 346 | 395 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | S 26 | SW 25 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 113 | 113 | 108 | 328 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 109 | 109 | 143 | 161 | 156 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 190 | 175 | 119 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 302 | 356 | 619 | 853 | — | 306 | 262 | — | — | — | 426 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 254 | 628 | 628 | 606 | 614 | 628 | 628 | 306 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 462 | 305 | 86 | 53 |
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