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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Mar 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 slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)8881312128677771111888881112121012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138145149238233223287312277197142152210423153127127104101331485355180254
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
0
E
5
NW
10
NNW
5
W
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
1.01
12:01PM
1.05
1:00AM
1.16
1:23PM
1.19
1:51AM
1.35
2:07PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
0.71
6:32PM
0.61
7:21AM
0.56
7:35PM
0.44
8:07AM
0.39
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------6:06-------6:05-------6:02-
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121222427262525252526262422212121212123222221
Feels °C (?)232322232427282629282729252119202121212224222323
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