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 am Thursday 30 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 10AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Apr)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (30 Apr)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 1								Saturday 2
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2887	2446	1850	1439	1155	895	615	476	803	2213	2609	2162	2197	1773	1464	1207	1004	975	755	841	917	947	781	609
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	E	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	S	ESE	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	SE	E	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:54AM1.63m				3:12PM1.50m				3:22AM1.65m				3:40PM1.53m				3:49AM1.65m				4:07PM1.53m
Low Tide				9:07AM0.15m				9:09PM0.17m				9:34AM0.11m				9:37PM0.16m				10:00AM0.11m				10:05PM0.17m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	20	22	22	19	19	18	18	18	20	22	21	19	19	18	19	20	25	23	22	20	20
Feels °C	14	14	14	18	20	18	17	18	18	18	16	18	21	20	18	18	17	17	19	25	21	21	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2887	2446	1850	1439	1155	895	615	476	396	2213	2609	2162	2197	1773	1464	1207	1004	975	755	841	917	947	781	609
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ENE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 18	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	S 16	S 16	S 16	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 15
kJ	28	28	37	100	142	123	121	163	803	242	150	69	32	47	30	19	19	10	183	129	82	17	17	113
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	ENE 4	E 10	E 10	ENE 6	NE 6	SSW 13	ENE 10	E 10	ENE 9	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 9
kJ	30	60	87	7	31	31	20	21	102	54	47	47	18	24	18	17	7	7	7	16	16	12	7	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NW 3	WNW 3	—	SW 4	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	—	—	NE 3
kJ	—	—	18	24	9	15	39	2	3	—	23	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	27	12	0	0	0	0	5	22	17	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	98	305	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Mzimpuni	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point		Glen Eden	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	9	7	5	6	4	4	4	4

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