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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.3° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	18s
Evening (24 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	2	1	2	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	917	1434	1221	885	842	3228	2746	1169	949	763	752	656	515	508	459	453	506	499	499	484	288	283	233	481
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	S	ESE	ENE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:22PM1.10m				12:30PM1.00m				00:57AM1.13m				1:45PM1.09m				1:57AM1.22m					2:31PM1.20m
Low Tide			6:05AM0.66m				6:21PM0.68m				7:30AM0.58m				7:40PM0.60m					8:19AM0.47m				8:28PM0.49m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	16	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	18	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	10	9	9	10	10	12	14	13	12	11	11	16	15	14	13	12	10	10	9	14	15	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 19	SSW 18	SE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 7
kJ	66	64	63	522	842	42	2746	1169	388	405	389	354	387	360	382	335	263	499	499	484	288	283	233	176
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 20	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	21	10	154	61	43	47	41	220	949	763	752	656	515	508	459	453	506	263	235	179	129	73	203	481
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 23	SSW 21	ENE 7	E 8	—	—	—	SSW 8	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 18	E 9	E 9	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	10	45	5	1	—	—	—	94	12	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	31	6	6	—	193	208	45	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7
kJ	917	1434	1221	885	708	3228	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	8	7	33	122	175	305
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	1	3	5	4	5	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	41	386	446	99	385	98	22	5	0	0	0	0	0	385	250	0	0	0	0	0	170	396	387
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Mzimpuni			Yellow sands Point		Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point			Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Glen Eden	Glen Eden	Igoda
Rating (10 max)	4	4			4		9	5	5	5	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	5	9	9	9	9	9	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4

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