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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 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
23.1° 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 8PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 4.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s

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 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
0
8
5
5
5
4
4
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.4
SW
7
1.5
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6092
4768
6055
5784
4244
3558
2960
2273
1866
1513
1251
1018
764
657
485
353
276
222
180
118
209
346
427
908
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
20
ENE
25
NE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
W
45
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
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-off
High Tide
7:44PM1.13m
7:55AM1.10m
9:19PM1.10m
9:42AM1.05m
11:00PM1.16m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.51m
1:50AM0.66m
2:32PM0.58m
3:35AM0.70m
4:09PM0.59m
5:21AM0.62m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:19
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
21
22
20
17
16
15
15
16
21
23
21
19
19
18
19
20
26
29
23
22
20
18
18
18
13
14
12
12
13
12
12
13
19
18
16
15
15
14
14
16
23
25
14
13
10
7
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
1.5
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
3723
4763
5070
5015
4244
3558
2960
2273
1866
1513
1251
1018
764
657
485
353
276
105
136
118
144
346
427
908
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
16
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SW
15
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
742
78
78
48
44
28
28
27
25
24
23
22
12
12
55
113
102
222
180
111
71
141
110
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
118
78
12
43
41
41
66
9
24
25
25
39
10
54
54
32
18
30
19
36
42
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.4
WSW
3
1
SW
5
1.4
SW
7
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
6092
4768
6055
5784
6
16
25
51
103
195
155
2
45
209
27
37
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
5
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
254
461
254
11
0
0
0
0
0
250
305
86
53
53
53
26
0
5
70
70
41
203
254
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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