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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

22.1°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 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	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 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1062	814	710	510	403	375	290	154	141	138	135	234	235	96	111	79	69	68	68	49	34	33	40	112
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNE	SE	SSE	S	SW	W	WSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		2:19AM1.48m				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	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	16	20	23	23	22	20	19	18	18	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	15	15	20	22	21	21	20	20	18	18	20	20	18	19	20	21	20	19	19	17	19	19	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 6	ENE 7	S 9	S 9	SE 5	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 11
kJ	1062	814	710	510	403	375	290	154	141	138	135	23	27	78	76	28	69	68	68	49	34	33	33	112
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	ENE 6	SE 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 9	SE 5	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	SSW 9	SW 8	SSE 11	SW 8
kJ	36	36	26	25	7	10	11	99	71	71	21	16	35	96	111	74	19	44	33	26	31	18	40	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 11	ENE 8	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	ENE 8	NE 8	SW 8	ENE 7
kJ	7	14	7	7	25	25	25	12	13	20	68	16	16	37	40	79	42	47	35	32	24	14	18	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	S 9	SSE 5	SE 5	—	—	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 5	E 5
kJ	10	14	14	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	234	235	51	39	—	—	15	9	12	12	12	15	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves 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	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Roches Noires Réunion	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	4	1	1	1
Distance (km)	32	0	0	98	305	17	5	0	0	5	5	98	386	22	22	22	170	206	170	396	2862	254	117	27
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point		Whacky Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point		Cintsa East	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga			Igoda				Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2			1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky 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	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Doring Bay West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)		The Spot Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1		1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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