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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
21.5° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)20s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)999131311212019181616161515141414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)295739431112093398381742264825462429233823831994174817001587137913081245127313571313
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.48
3:37PM
1.59
3:57AM
1.49
4:05PM
1.57
4:26AM
1.47
4:34PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
0.15
9:26AM
0.21
9:48PM
0.14
9:55AM
0.22
10:17PM
0.16
10:25AM
0.24
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise--4:52-------4:52-------4:52-----
Sunset------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716192122211918171721232221201918182123222120
Feels °C (?)181715191920201917151518201919171717171922212020
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