Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 12AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1276 | 1211 | 753 | 474 | 329 | 287 | 232 | 277 | 283 | 295 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 231 | 217 | 212 | 173 | 212 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.77m | 4:44AM1.67m | 5:02PM1.78m | 5:12AM1.64m | 5:31PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.05m | 10:47AM-0.03m | 11:10PM0.05m | 11:15AM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
137 | 98 | 753 | 474 | 329 | 152 | 232 | 277 | 283 | 295 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 231 | 217 | 212 | 173 | 212 | 226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
10 | 7 | 91 | 63 | 41 | 287 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 189 | 176 | 108 | 80 | 54 | 51 | 43 | 28 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 |
7 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 |
1276 | 1211 | 11 | 127 | 212 | 265 | 115 | 122 | 96 | 80 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 13 | 198 | 98 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 98 | 98 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 260 | 11 | 22 | 0 |
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