Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- 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 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 455 | 372 | 325 | 261 | 203 | 183 | 239 | 299 | 209 | 367 | 257 | 166 | 137 | 149 | 85 | 208 | 189 | 220 | 281 | 113 | 161 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:59AM1.29m | 6:07PM1.27m | 6:31AM1.16m | 6:39PM1.14m | 7:21AM1.03m | 7:36PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.44m | 00:23AM0.47m | 12:33PM0.58m | 1:05AM0.60m | 1:27PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | E 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 581 | 455 | 372 | 325 | 261 | 203 | 59 | 127 | 160 | 192 | 190 | 158 | 166 | 137 | 74 | 55 | 41 | 70 | 220 | 90 | 113 | 89 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 92 | 51 | 183 | 151 | — | — | — | 64 | 39 | 37 | 106 | 73 | 70 | 31 | — | 84 | 66 | 161 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 85 | 208 | 189 | — | — | — | 57 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 171 | 239 | 299 | 209 | 367 | 257 | 152 | 112 | 149 | — | — | — | 175 | 281 | 98 | 144 | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 280 | 385 | 386 | 98 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 170 | 462 | 574 | 305 | 53 | 205 |
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