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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 10PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
5
5
4
1
0
0
7
7
7
5
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
4
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2482
1980
3307
3629
4065
4434
2341
2657
2942
5655
6090
6036
5023
6115
5875
5489
5056
4541
2419
3809
2817
2157
1584
1174
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
40
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:53AM1.49m
2:11PM1.37m
2:25AM1.58m
2:43PM1.45m
2:54AM1.63m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.35m
8:11AM0.30m
8:09PM0.27m
8:40AM0.21m
8:40PM0.21m
9:07AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:31
6:33
6:33
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:27
Temp °C
20
17
15
14
15
16
19
20
19
17
16
14
14
14
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
20
22
9
8
9
8
7
7
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
16
16
18
17
15
15
14
14
17
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
Energy kJ
130
100
1422
1935
1968
2250
71
71
71
3471
3858
4179
5023
6115
5875
5489
5056
4541
2419
3809
2817
2157
1584
1174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
2
SSE
15
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
100
98
98
72
49
49
49
48
48
48
47
47
45
1726
44
50
57
102
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
47
44
43
31
60
89
9
142
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
4
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
0.7
NE
9
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NE
5
Energy kJ
2482
1980
3307
3629
4065
4434
2341
2657
2942
5655
6090
6036
90
31
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
5
5
1
4
3
4
4
5
9
9
5
7
5
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
660
972
972
613
11
11
41
230
306
388
579
254
39
22
11
0
11
22
386
0
0
32
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
8
8
7
6
4
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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