Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 11PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 991 | 2348 | 1887 | 1433 | 1028 | 744 | 633 | 490 | 459 | 367 | 373 | 313 | 313 | 318 | 419 | 899 | 1214 | 1707 | 1187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.11m | 8:31AM0.96m | 9:53PM0.99m | 12:26PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.68m | 2:44PM0.72m | 5:19AM0.75m | 6:20PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 991 | 2348 | 1887 | 1433 | 1028 | 744 | 633 | 490 | 459 | 367 | 373 | 313 | 313 | 318 | 419 | 58 | 27 | 167 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 64 | 72 | — | — | 16 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 6 | 27 | 110 | 116 | — | 899 | 1214 | 1707 | 1187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 98 | 305 | 27 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 170 | 579 | 446 | 22 |
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