Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average 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 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (22 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
2
0
1
2
5
5
4
4
4
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
ENE
1.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
ENE
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1214713139161616161514141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1923612948632732086881137242425132721298929482740250622531990170513981110998732633543
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
S
45
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
N
0
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
1.57
6:22AM
1.65
6:28PM
1.49
6:56AM
1.59
7:04PM
1.39
7:36AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.17
12:03AM
0.06
12:29PM
0.21
12:35AM
0.13
1:07PM
0.29
1:11AM
0.23
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-------5:18-------5:20-------5:20
Sunset--7:10-------7:09-------7:09-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C293125242221202224232322212121222324242322212023
Feels °C (?)273124201816181921212223222223252423222121222124
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