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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

20.8° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (19 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	3	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	401	396	441	332	360	589	857	961	993	1082	899	846	761	689	614	614	551	542	433	418	393	386	428	498
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	E	SE	E	NNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	SSW	SSE	E	N	N	NW	NW	WNW	S	SE	E	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide			6:47AM1.41m				7:18PM1.51m				7:23AM1.30m				7:57PM1.39m					8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.26m
Low Tide	00:48AM0.28m				12:52PM0.20m				1:27AM0.38m				1:28PM0.32m					2:09AM0.49m				2:08PM0.45m


	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	18	19	18	16	15	14	14	15	18	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	14	14	18	17	17	16	14	13	13	12	16	16	16	14	13	12	12	12	16	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSW 15
kJ	401	396	441	332	360	589	857	961	993	1082	899	846	761	689	614	614	551	542	433	418	393	386	331	498
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SE 11
kJ	219	323	149	234	313	242	71	77	52	52	256	318	222	156	100	167	164	123	117	85	229	357	428	246
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SE 14	SE 13	SE 14	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	ENE 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	ESE 15	ESE 14
kJ	96	94	221	176	179	71	77	49	48	31	51	33	31	67	60	30	16	16	95	153	65	15	44	131
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SW 5	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	115	82	881	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	22	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	22	258	0	0	0	0	0	0	98	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mbomvu	Cintsa East	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point		Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Glen Eden	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Yzerfontein West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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