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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

19.5°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (24 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).
	Thu 24					Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	98	90	84	266	419	573	615	514	491	476	367	297	347	186	176	94	191	580	519	624	378
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SE	ENE	N	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	SW	SSW	SW	NW	SSE	SE	SW	E	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	cross	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			2:43PM1.57m				2:53AM1.54m				3:09PM1.70m				3:20AM1.63m				3:36PM1.79m
Low Tide	8:29AM0.22m				8:50PM0.20m				8:55AM0.10m				9:17PM0.08m				9:22AM0.02m				9:45PM0.00m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	4	—
Temp °C	23	23	21	20	20	20	19	21	24	25	24	24	22	20	20	21	23	22	20	21	22
Feels °C	23	23	22	23	22	22	20	22	23	25	25	26	20	20	21	23	24	22	20	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	98	90	84	266	419	573	615	514	491	476	367	101	88	70	176	62	65	580	519	624	378
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	E 7	SSW 12	SSE 8	SSW 11	ENE 7	S 5	SSW 16	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	48	48	49	83	63	97	95	93	72	44	57	297	23	186	60	23	191	67	52	52	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSW 12	S 5	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	S 10
kJ	54	51	49	68	70	52	48	46	26	26	34	34	16	22	15	94	19	21	19	14	73
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	SSW 12	SSW 4	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 7
kJ	21	13	—	—	—	—	50	50	15	56	46	196	347	10	28	—	—	—	—	—	135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	22	17	254	0	0	0	27	0	305	305	170	27	70	5	5	0	22	98	17	11	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point		Mpame	Mpame	Mpame	Mngazi	Igoda			Kidds Beach	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Whispering Waves	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Barbel Point	Whacky Point	Kidds Beach	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	2	1		2	3	3	3	3			2	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8

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