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Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
23.2° 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 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 11 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | |
145 | 134 | 97 | 104 | 130 | 220 | 307 | 2513 | 4369 | 4158 | 3986 | 3097 | 2515 | 1905 | 1756 | 1199 | 1079 | 1047 | 2658 | 3429 | 5731 | 4294 | 3000 | 4214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.38m | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.29m | 6:12AM1.30m | 6:46PM1.20m | 6:52AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | 00:47AM0.56m | 1:20PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
7 | 17 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 70 | 100 | 97 | 27 | 45 | 140 | 161 | 2513 | 4369 | 4158 | 3986 | 3097 | 2515 | 1905 | 1427 | 911 | 681 | 1047 | 2658 | 3429 | 3505 | 2767 | 3000 | 2973 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 145 | 13 | 16 | 95 | 70 | 140 | 307 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 424 | 820 | 593 | 450 | 366 | 170 | 395 | 518 | 1471 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 19 | ENE 8 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 41 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | — | 8 | 15 | 6 | 43 | 98 | 241 | 106 | 86 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 4 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 134 | 71 | 104 | 130 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 26 | 123 | 1756 | 1199 | 1079 | 986 | 15 | 11 | 5731 | 4294 | 13 | 4214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 97 | 39 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 32 | 98 | 179 | 260 | 254 | 260 | 219 | 254 | 230 | 203 | 203 | 254 | 270 |
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