Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South-Africa – Wild Coast)
| Name: | Hole-in-the-Wall |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SSE | Offshore Wind: NW |
Hole-in-the-Wall in Wild Coast is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for sharks.
Overall Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The graph describes the range of swells directed at Hole-in-the-Wall over a normal year... (show all text)
The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)
Also see Hole-in-the-Wall surf quality by season and Hole-in-the-Wall surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - Wild Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Hole-in-the-Wall
Visitor Reviews of Hole-in-the-Wall |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Hole-in-the-Wall:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Mbomvu | 3 mi |
| Second closest break | Sharpleys Point | 3 mi |
| Third closest break | Coffee Bay Point | 7 mi |
| Fourth closest break | CoffeeBayBeach | 7 mi |
| Fifth closest break | White Clay | 7 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Hole-in-the-Wall: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Brazil Buoy | 4551 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Lion Buoy | 5336 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Nice Buoy | 5364 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Gascogne Buoy | 5746 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Greenwich Buoy | 5958 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Hole-in-the-Wall: |
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| Closest tide station | Durban, South Africa | 190 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Heard Island, Antarctica | 2626 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Mawson, Antarctica | 2814 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Davis, Antarctica | 3177 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia | 3496 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Hole-in-the-Wall: |
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| Closest ski area | Tiffindell (South Africa) | 119 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 225 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 225 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 225 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 225 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Hole-in-the-Wall: |
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| Closest city location | Port Saint Johns (South Africa) | 39 mi |
| Second closest city location | Umtata (South Africa) | 44 mi |
| Third closest city location | Butterworth (South Africa) | 59 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Ibhayi (South Africa) | 85 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Elliot (South Africa) | 89 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Hole-in-the-Wall is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 69 km (43 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Hole-in-the-Wall is East London Airport (ELS), also in South Africa, 162 km (101 miles) away.
- Third is Margate Airport (MGH) in South Africa, 177 km (110 miles) away.
- Bisho Airport (VIY) in South Africa is 195 km (121 miles) away.
- Queenstown Airport (UTW), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Hole-in-the-Wall and is 210 km (130 miles) away.
