Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 262 | 299 | 184 | 179 | 258 | 339 | 330 | 314 | 226 | 191 | 214 | 402 | 683 | 468 | 390 | 261 | 237 | 187 | 167 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.41m | 8:10AM1.18m | 8:55PM1.28m | 9:34AM1.06m | 10:39PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:13AM0.45m | 2:18PM0.45m | 3:28AM0.56m | 3:43PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 268 | 262 | 299 | 184 | 179 | 148 | 151 | 184 | 149 | 121 | 118 | 92 | 402 | 683 | 468 | 390 | 261 | 237 | 187 | 167 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 22 | 56 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 339 | 330 | 314 | 226 | 191 | 214 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 19 | 18 | 87 | 119 | 258 | 27 | — | 29 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 133 | 67 | 7 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 77 | — | — | 56 | 149 | 139 | 91 | 71 | 60 | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 97 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 98 | 22 | 579 | 446 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 396 | 462 | 198 | 86 |
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