Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 SAST
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Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 4PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131312121212121111111111111015151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153114081262109079969066956343235328923623217312588868558555910610397
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
0
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
1.29
6:40PM
1.16
6:51AM
1.15
7:27PM
1.03
7:47AM
1.02
10:20PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
0.46
12:43AM
0.57
1:17PM
0.60
1:33AM
0.71
2:54PM
0.71
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:20------
Sunset----5:51-------5:50-------5:49---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------611---------
Temp. °C181823242322222222242826242322212123282726252624
Feels °C (?)171721222121222221232826232423212124292727262825
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