Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (32.05° S 29.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (31 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (31 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).
	Sun 31					Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	129	131	212	186	178	158	113	146	154	162	126	154	150	76	68	67	96	274	64	127	158	117	131	127
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:52PM1.44m				4:00AM1.51m				4:24PM1.44m				4:32AM1.49m				4:56PM1.42m					5:03AM1.46m
Low Tide	9:41AM0.20m				9:49PM0.27m				10:12AM0.20m				10:22PM0.28m				10:44AM0.21m				10:55PM0.31m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	22	20	19	19	19	19	19	25	25	22	21	21	21	21	21	27	21	20	20	19	17	17	18
Feels °C	18	19	17	17	18	17	16	16	23	23	20	19	18	18	17	17	24	17	17	17	15	13	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 16	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8
kJ	55	55	212	186	67	45	33	35	26	162	126	92	85	66	40	44	96	73	54	54	37	38	24	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 13
kJ	129	131	35	35	178	158	113	146	154	30	23	120	81	35	38	67	61	9	56	56	33	24	31	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	—	—	ESE 10	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 9	SE 8	E 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 11
kJ	11	—	—	9	36	39	32	31	31	22	22	23	23	76	68	38	14	36	5	5	5	18	35	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7
kJ	4	22	59	73	110	81	65	80	39	37	43	154	150	152	95	—	—	274	64	127	158	117	131	127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mzimpuni 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	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mngazi 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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	205	305	305	86	0	0	0	0	0	170	205	53	0	0	0	0	0	305	277	17	22	22	17	17
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast				Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Igoda		Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)			Eastern Beach	Cintsa East	Cintsa East	Whacky Point	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)				3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	3	3	2	2	1			2	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fairway Reef New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Arataki New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Arataki New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4

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