Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 176 | 185 | 181 | 192 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 133 | 255 | 174 | 348 | 341 | 341 | 341 | 273 | 273 | 255 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.81m | 4:32AM1.64m | 4:48PM1.73m | 5:10AM1.57m | 5:27PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM-0.02m | 10:33AM0.04m | 11:01PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 206 | 168 | 185 | 181 | 192 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 133 | 255 | 174 | 348 | 341 | 341 | 341 | 273 | 273 | 240 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 212 | 176 | 155 | 130 | 104 | 80 | 78 | 6 | 94 | 10 | 79 | 62 | 52 | 37 | 74 | 85 | 121 | 66 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 6 | 10 | 94 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 66 | 79 | — | — | 68 | 68 | 22 | 94 | 185 | 255 | 271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 305 | 305 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 346 |
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