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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.9° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Evening (29 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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)	0	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 15	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	833	719	619	760	719	613	567	547	607	635	599	781	684	640	593	552	540	599	612	562	528	528	539
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide					4:08PM1.51m				4:12AM1.55m				4:36PM1.59m				4:40AM1.59m					5:04PM1.64m
Low Tide			9:55AM0.17m				10:08PM0.24m				10:22AM0.10m				10:37PM0.20m				10:49AM0.06m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—
mm	6	7	7	11	7	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	11	12	12	13	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	14	16	14	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	833	719	619	760	719	613	567	547	607	635	599	599	684	640	593	552	540	599	612	562	528	528	539
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	431	419	226	312	312	334	339	405	394	446	439	402	367	299	290	286	282	277	172	272	200	111	106
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	—	—	SSW 16	—
kJ	71	125	419	75	244	287	530	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	103	—	—	48	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	781	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lucien Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	206	198	219	170	0	0	0	5	17	17	22	98	98	39	5	5	5	5	0	628	628	27	0
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Rating (10 max)					4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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