Hole-in-the-Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is

21.7°C

Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (14 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 14							Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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)	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	2	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	142	119	165	254	322	156	127	230	189	194	157	142	197	153	326	519	688	544	443	325	325	253	183
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NE	SE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						5:16PM1.53m				5:32AM1.41m				5:41PM1.40m				5:59AM1.29m				6:07PM1.27m
Low Tide				11:06AM0.20m				11:25PM0.23m				11:33AM0.31m				11:52PM0.34m				12:00PM0.44m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	21	25	25	25	24	26	25	20	21	23	22	21	20	19	19	19	20	23	23	23	22	22
Feels °C	20	20	24	24	24	25	25	24	18	19	21	20	21	20	20	20	21	22	24	23	24	24	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SSW 11	E 9	SSW 10	ENE 6	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13
kJ	142	99	81	57	38	101	76	230	189	194	157	125	122	115	326	519	688	544	443	325	325	253	183
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 12	ENE 10	SSW 11	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SW 12	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 13	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	109	119	52	44	28	96	127	38	40	95	142	142	197	85	90	86	64	64	64	66	68	51	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	ENE 10	SSE 5	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SSW 16	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	ESE 4
kJ	10	52	2	17	31	25	24	18	—	—	—	—	113	153	18	18	—	—	—	—	—	15	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 2	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	SSW 4	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	—	NE 6
kJ	—	1	165	254	322	156	127	83	16	97	145	80	36	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	5	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	53	250	250	250	53	0	0	86	22	385	628	17	5	0	0	0	0	170	305	27	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame	Mzimpuni				Mngazi	Periwinkles	Haga-Haga	Whacky Point	Barbel Point			Barbel Point	Igoda	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Kidds Beach	Igoda		Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2	2				3	2	3	2	2			2	4	4	4	4	3	3		2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cape St Martin West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Hanga Poukura Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Baboon Point South Africa	Afife Portugal	Gerickes Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Haakgat South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Balephuil (Tiree) United Kingdom
Rating (10 max)	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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