Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 203 | 183 | 151 | 357 | 184 | 302 | 214 | 134 | 108 | 106 | 73 | 211 | 203 | 250 | 93 | 175 | 207 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.27m | 6:31AM1.16m | 6:39PM1.14m | 7:21AM1.03m | 7:36PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.47m | 12:33PM0.58m | 1:05AM0.60m | 1:27PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 261 | 203 | 33 | 64 | 100 | 130 | 144 | 127 | 134 | 108 | 67 | 50 | 37 | 28 | 250 | 93 | 175 | 207 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | S 10 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 92 | 51 | 183 | 151 | 26 | 2 | — | 79 | 74 | 73 | 106 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 10 | 72 | 170 | 21 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 69 | 211 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | ENE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 40 | 87 | 136 | 357 | 184 | 302 | 214 | 115 | 89 | — | 15 | 15 | — | 154 | 71 | 100 | 104 | 133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 277 | 385 | 386 | 98 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 150 | 250 | 305 | 170 | 179 | 117 |
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