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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

22.8°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	348	341	341	341	305	273	273	245	210	195	200	265	446	528	560	512	464	419	378	327	368	469	512	791
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			5:10AM1.57m				5:27PM1.61m				5:51AM1.46m				6:09PM1.45m				6:41AM1.33m				7:01PM1.27m
Low Tide	11:01PM0.05m				11:12AM0.13m				11:40PM0.16m				11:55AM0.27m				00:24AM0.30m				12:48PM0.44m


	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	19	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	20	23	23	22	22	21
Feels °C	18	18	19	20	17	15	15	15	14	14	16	18	17	17	17	17	18	17	19	21	20	20	22	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ENE 8
kJ	348	341	341	341	305	273	273	245	208	181	181	134	120	108	88	90	86	86	378	55	54	54	41	489
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 9
kJ	45	38	34	74	85	121	66	63	89	88	33	53	32	52	46	45	44	44	68	39	37	37	36	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 12	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 10	—	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 8	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 13	—	—	—	—	SSW 12
kJ	12	12	12	4	4	5	37	72	4	—	61	29	29	1	—	—	—	10	40	—	—	—	—	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	60	69	173	199	207	210	195	200	265	446	528	560	512	464	419	644	327	368	469	512	791
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	2	1	2	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	13	628	305	305	305	309	346	321	396	446	446	446	403	386	205	53	170	385	385	446	89	97
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mpame															Queensberry Bay	Igoda				Igoda	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2															4	4				2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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