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) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 5PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 647 | 347 | 320 | 709 | 836 | 1499 | 1219 | 1071 | 997 | 899 | 381 | 339 | 235 | 183 | 292 | 389 | 541 | 1470 | 1144 | 1103 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.20m | 1:50AM1.37m | 2:25PM1.38m | 2:42AM1.50m | 3:10PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.46m | 8:12AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.31m | 8:57AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 137 | 347 | 86 | 66 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 381 | 339 | 235 | 183 | 183 | 385 | 541 | 1470 | 1144 | 1103 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 10 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 63 | 43 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 154 | 137 | 101 | 292 | 164 | 186 | 223 | 264 | 260 | 469 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 117 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 14 | 44 | 44 | 103 | 163 | 389 | 472 | 67 | 87 | 85 | 185 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 647 | 26 | 320 | 709 | 836 | 1499 | 1219 | 1071 | 997 | 899 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | 274 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 972 | 460 | 516 | 660 | 579 | 386 | 446 | 1016 | 98 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 578 | 628 | 98 | 22 | 628 | 26 |
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