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Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.3° 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 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 12 | |
257 | 257 | 302 | 266 | 270 | 231 | 292 | 453 | 397 | 237 | 184 | 118 | 132 | 85 | 138 | 190 | 249 | 306 | 163 | 143 | 152 | 193 | 134 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:50AM1.53m | 6:22PM1.45m | 6:39AM1.38m | 7:20PM1.36m | 7:36AM1.24m | 8:31PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.21m | 12:04PM0.20m | 00:29AM0.33m | 12:53PM0.31m | 1:29AM0.47m | 1:52PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 257 | 257 | 302 | 266 | 270 | 231 | 292 | 330 | 297 | 237 | 184 | 118 | 99 | 85 | 52 | 153 | 173 | 159 | 163 | 143 | 152 | 131 | 134 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 140 | 140 | 138 | 129 | 61 | 63 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 104 | 78 | 76 | 84 | 52 | 121 | 119 | 157 | 114 | 105 | 102 | 98 | 132 | 108 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | E 12 | SSW 14 | E 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 70 | 47 | 71 | 84 | 67 | 24 | 82 | 95 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 95 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 453 | 397 | — | — | — | 132 | 28 | 138 | 190 | 249 | 306 | — | — | — | 193 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 462 | 254 | 53 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 305 | 396 | 385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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