Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 330 | 251 | 226 | 191 | 214 | 640 | 595 | 468 | 390 | 289 | 288 | 210 | 167 | 127 | 475 | 422 | 397 | 468 | 443 | 362 | 321 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.18m | 8:55PM1.28m | 9:34AM1.06m | 10:39PM1.20m | 11:52AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.45m | 3:28AM0.56m | 3:43PM0.57m | 5:27AM0.59m | 5:54PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 223 | 184 | 149 | 118 | 118 | 58 | 640 | 595 | 468 | 390 | 289 | 288 | 210 | 167 | 127 | 475 | 422 | 66 | 468 | 443 | 362 | 200 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 10 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 339 | 330 | 251 | 226 | 191 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 64 | 64 | 397 | 74 | 102 | 68 | 321 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | — | 29 | 23 | 18 | 214 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 2 | 67 | 70 | 117 | — | — | 64 | 65 | — | 108 | 18 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 80 | 131 | 125 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 64 | 119 | 100 | 230 | — | 5 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 98 | 98 | 446 | 516 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 306 | 462 | 221 | 86 | 250 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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