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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
24.7° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
E
0.6
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121212121010121212126111167
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105821919714999812365344334194615054884882081701291641251219884302153307
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrossoncrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.72
4:59AM
1.87
5:13PM
1.68
5:31AM
1.79
5:46PM
1.58
6:05AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
-0.08
11:10AM
-0.04
11:15PM
-0.03
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.08
12:17PM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset6:15-------6:14-------6:12-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1112221--------------
Temp. °C242321212120202021212121212224262524242424242625
Feels °C (?)202118212019212121202020202223252425272623212120
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