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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.1° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 19			Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	589	857	961	1082	1082	827	773	700	700	624	614	551	486	433	418	433	400	353	417
Wind (km/h)	SSE	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	SSW	S	SSE	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	S	SSE	SE	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide		7:18PM1.51m				7:23AM1.30m				7:57PM1.39m					8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.26m
Low Tide				1:27AM0.38m				1:28PM0.32m					2:09AM0.49m				2:08PM0.45m


	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	16	15	14	18	19	18	17	15	15	14	14	17	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	18	17	14	12	12	11	16	16	16	16	13	13	12	12	16	17	17	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	589	857	961	1082	1082	827	773	700	700	624	614	551	486	433	418	433	400	343	386
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	242	71	77	52	52	131	254	287	210	153	129	206	158	117	100	232	362	353	417
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	SW 12	E 10	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	ESE 14	E 9
kJ	71	75	49	48	35	51	87	69	67	86	58	16	16	95	151	66	15	79	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 8	SW 4	SW 6	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	84	47	138	356	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lwandile 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) 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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	22	0	0	5	5	0	5	17	22	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Double Mouth	Cintsa West	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Cintsa East	Queensberry Bay	Whacky Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Whacky Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Mpame	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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