Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 180 | 144 | 136 | 136 | 257 | 501 | 561 | 553 | 440 | 425 | 419 | 1110 | 335 | 322 | 291 | 521 | 235 | 1718 | 1928 | 1775 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.42m | 7:06AM1.24m | 7:29PM1.27m | 7:37AM1.10m | 8:07PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:09AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:42AM0.55m | 1:43PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 226 | 180 | 144 | 136 | 136 | 106 | 501 | 561 | 553 | 440 | 425 | 170 | 110 | 313 | 273 | 215 | 273 | 209 | 1718 | 1928 | 1775 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 39 | 57 | 60 | 37 | 257 | 106 | 108 | 101 | — | 54 | 419 | — | 85 | 48 | 49 | 167 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 15 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SW 12 | — | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 106 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 71 | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 27 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 243 | 142 | — | 1110 | 335 | 322 | 291 | 521 | 235 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 446 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 170 | 305 | 27 | 70 | 230 | 446 | 258 | 17 | 98 | 70 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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