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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (31 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	3	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	429	709	441	429	429	408	632	314	273	197	137	110	117	92	78	82	85	109	125	125	94	106	53
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide		6:41AM1.33m				7:01PM1.27m				7:52AM1.20m					8:22PM1.11m				9:47AM1.15m				10:32PM1.05m
Low Tide				12:48PM0.44m				1:21AM0.45m					2:06PM0.60m				2:48AM0.56m				4:20PM0.65m


	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Temp °C	19	21	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	22	21	22	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	18	21	23	23	21	22	24	22	21	22	20	19	18	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ENE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 10	E 10	S 6
kJ	90	441	59	56	40	54	365	314	273	197	137	110	101	81	65	57	54	80	66	68	94	50	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 7	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SW 12	E 10
kJ	44	59	39	37	37	36	40	38	19	90	68	68	69	48	58	38	40	39	125	125	40	37	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 13	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 11	SE 11	SW 15	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	NE 8	SW 14	SW 14	E 10	SW 13	SW 13	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 12
kJ	10	41	—	—	—	—	34	30	31	9	11	21	21	33	15	53	52	53	44	43	3	3	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	SW 2	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 5
kJ	429	709	441	429	429	408	632	—	1	18	50	96	117	92	78	82	85	109	51	49	75	106	51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	1	1	3	3	4	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	53	27	98	98	170	97	0	5	17	22	22	461	386	254	98	98	22	205	250	250	22	13	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Igoda	Yellow sands Point	Mbomvu	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Cintsa East	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)				Cintsa East	Cintsa East	Haga-Haga				Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	2	2	1	1				2	2	2				2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Dias Beach Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Holbaai Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

storm austen

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

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

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (31 Oct):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website