Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 6PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 440 | 425 | 419 | 453 | 313 | 273 | 247 | 389 | 186 | 1740 | 2581 | 2082 | 1598 | 1028 | 841 | 710 | 558 | 432 | 367 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:29PM1.27m | 7:37AM1.10m | 8:07PM1.11m | 8:31AM0.96m | 9:53PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:42AM0.55m | 1:43PM0.58m | 2:34AM0.68m | 2:44PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 553 | 440 | 425 | 101 | 453 | 313 | 273 | 215 | 234 | 186 | 1740 | 2581 | 2082 | 1598 | 1028 | 841 | 710 | 558 | 432 | 367 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 132 | — | 55 | 419 | 50 | 87 | 64 | 48 | 206 | 99 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 52 | 64 | — | — | — | 48 | 33 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 243 | 106 | — | 20 | 171 | 237 | 247 | 389 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 305 | 97 | 17 | 179 | 365 | 284 | 22 | 5 | 385 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 250 | 305 | 321 | 53 |
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