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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 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
23.3° 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 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
0.7
E
12
1.1
E
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
217
167
102
84
123
144
158
268
315
146
138
127
132
129
127
121
116
84
86
135
169
102
154
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
ESE
15
S
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:39AM1.38m
7:20PM1.36m
7:36AM1.24m
8:31PM1.28m
8:51AM1.12m
9:57PM1.25m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.33m
12:53PM0.31m
1:29AM0.47m
1:52PM0.42m
2:48AM0.58m
3:06PM0.50m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
21
23
21
21
20
20
20
21
25
25
21
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
19
20
18
18
18
18
23
23
20
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
E
9
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
S
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
255
217
167
102
75
36
52
158
181
166
146
127
127
112
91
91
69
94
54
41
82
82
81
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
SE
13
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
90
104
78
76
56
52
121
119
117
114
105
138
98
132
129
127
121
116
84
84
38
28
42
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SE
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
48
78
41
64
84
123
44
23
82
97
92
87
84
82
79
72
71
48
47
35
62
44
12
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
7
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
1.4
NE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
311
3
8
66
144
132
268
315
1
3
4
11
21
38
86
135
169
102
154
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
250
270
387
86
0
0
0
0
0
22
22
22
0
0
0
0
5
37
98
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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