Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 725 | 725 | 653 | 640 | 573 | 533 | 468 | 418 | 435 | 385 | 385 | 314 | 302 | 346 | 484 | 668 | 501 | 744 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.56m | 5:59AM1.41m | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:23AM1.28m | 6:36PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.24m | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 802 | 725 | 725 | 653 | 640 | 573 | 533 | 468 | 418 | 435 | 385 | 385 | 314 | 147 | 346 | 288 | 522 | 157 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 38 | 8 | 56 | 51 | 95 | 25 | 116 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 302 | 99 | 484 | 234 | 154 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | SW 11 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | 350 | 171 | — | 5 | 163 | 74 | 134 | 168 | 58 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SE 7 | — | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 109 | 281 | 336 | 377 | 366 | 239 | 278 | — | 206 | — | 668 | 501 | 744 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 305 | 446 | 462 | 614 | 614 | 250 | 98 | 104 | 22 | 22 | 97 | 460 | 516 |
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