Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 352 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 425 | 561 | 480 | 257 | 290 | 1541 | 1429 | 1095 | 924 | 871 | 500 | 353 | 255 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.24m | 1:28PM1.20m | 1:50AM1.37m | 2:25PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.59m | 7:11AM0.48m | 7:30PM0.46m | 8:12AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 362 | 192 | 130 | 147 | 154 | 158 | 561 | 108 | 257 | 90 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 500 | 353 | 255 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 352 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 425 | 140 | 8 | 86 | 9 | 47 | 113 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 208 | 154 | 101 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | SE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 108 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 8 | — | 21 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 20 | — | 480 | 26 | 290 | 1541 | 1429 | 1095 | 924 | 871 | 459 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 385 | 461 | 516 | 254 | 579 | 386 | 126 | 258 | 98 | 22 | 5 | 17 |
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