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 7 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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 22.9° 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 2PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Apr)	13ft (4.0m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)	13ft (4.0m)	14s
Evening (29 Apr)	11ft (3.5m)	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 Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 1								Sat 2
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	1	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	5295	6946	7026	6184	5417	4258	3566	2887	2446	1850	1439	1155	895	698	483	668	2001	2335	2383	1966	1614	1443	1207	1004
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SW	SSE	SE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	E	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					2:43PM1.45m				2:54AM1.63m				3:12PM1.50m				3:22AM1.65m				3:40PM1.53m
Low Tide			8:40AM0.21m				8:40PM0.21m				9:07AM0.15m				9:09PM0.17m				9:34AM0.11m				9:37PM0.16m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35
	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	5:24
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	17	20	22	22	22	21	19	19	18	22	22	21	19	18	19
Feels °C	8	10	16	17	18	17	15	14	14	15	18	19	20	19	18	17	18	16	20	19	21	19	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	5295	6946	7026	6184	5417	4258	3566	2887	2446	1850	1439	1155	895	698	483	459	2001	2335	2383	1966	1614	1443	1207	1004
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 18	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	49	48	48	31	30	29	28	28	29	37	34	142	123	121	163	668	247	150	118	32	27	18	18	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 13	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	SE 10	SSE 8	SE 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	61	30	59	87	100	9	11	12	14	102	54	31	47	24	28	23	16	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 11	NNE 4	NE 4	—	ENE 5	—	—	—	SW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75	19	18	—	23	—	—	—	15	12	—	—	—	—	—	54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays 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	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Presleys Bay 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)	5	6	8	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	11	11	22	386	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	17	5	386	26	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point		Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Glen Eden	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point		Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	8	9	8		5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	5	4		4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	8	9	8	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Puertecillo Chile	Gerickes Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Albatross South Africa
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	4

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