Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 598 | 759 | 864 | 545 | 375 | 390 | 398 | 426 | 414 | 392 | 287 | 204 | 260 | 346 | 298 | 415 | 280 | 242 | 247 | 189 | 302 | 332 | 316 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.61m | 3:49PM1.69m | 4:02AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.78m | 4:36AM1.68m | 5:00PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.05m | 9:57PM0.08m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 598 | 759 | 864 | 545 | 375 | 250 | 398 | 426 | 414 | 319 | 287 | 204 | 82 | 59 | 54 | 415 | 147 | 242 | 172 | 100 | 65 | 64 | 77 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 240 | 157 | 218 | 202 | 109 | 109 | 211 | 188 | 133 | 132 | 98 | 116 | 190 | 346 | 298 | 16 | 280 | 207 | 94 | 103 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 25 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 328 | 274 | 24 | 193 | 32 | 51 | 143 | 126 | 121 | 48 | 182 | 176 | 260 | 175 | 119 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 115 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 219 | — | — | 327 | 320 | 390 | — | — | — | 392 | — | — | 204 | 291 | 281 | 263 | 56 | 79 | 247 | 189 | 302 | 332 | 316 | 367 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 614 | 254 | 614 | 628 | 628 | 628 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 462 | 305 | 86 | 179 | 179 | 12 | 53 | 205 | 305 | 305 | 117 | 53 |
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