Hole-in-the-Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is

22.2°C

Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	S 8	S 8	SSE 11	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	814	710	510	403	375	296	188	173	169	135	135	101	129	111	105	72	68	50	50	49	41	116	112
Wind (km/h)	N	N	SSE	S	S	SW	W	WSW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide					2:33PM1.70m				2:51AM1.58m				3:04PM1.79m				3:24AM1.64m				3:37PM1.83m
Low Tide			8:17AM0.16m				8:46PM0.07m				8:49AM0.07m				9:18PM-0.01m				9:23AM0.01m				9:51PM-0.04m


	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	16	20	23	23	21	20	19	18	19	20	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	15	20	22	20	20	21	20	19	21	21	20	19	19	21	20	20	18	18	18	18	17	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 11	S 11
kJ	814	710	510	403	375	296	188	173	169	135	135	101	78	76	94	69	68	50	50	49	33	116	112
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 12	SE 5	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 8	SW 8	NE 7
kJ	36	26	25	7	8	9	99	71	71	68	46	35	129	26	105	72	64	44	32	31	18	17	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 4	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	SSW 11	SE 5	SE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	SSE 11	NE 7	SSW 8
kJ	14	14	6	25	25	25	6	6	6	11	17	11	12	111	19	11	26	26	25	15	41	9	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	SSE 4	SSE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	14	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	17	28	13	8	13	9	12	10	14	22	33	49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	22	305	17	5	0	0	0	17	126	98	22	22	0	22	254	254	260	396	254	170	97
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)		Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Cintsa East	Cintsa East	Whacky Point	Barbel Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Mbomvu	Igoda						Kidds Beach	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3		3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1						1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Tweede Steen Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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