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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 pm Sunday 03 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 8PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 162mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | |
404 | 376 | 358 | 297 | 235 | 191 | 149 | 143 | 144 | 143 | 139 | 246 | 294 | 205 | 198 | 195 | 150 | 147 | 145 | 109 | 152 | 292 | 1005 | 1299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.51m | 4:44AM1.56m | 5:03PM1.45m | 5:11AM1.48m | 5:32PM1.38m | 5:40AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:33PM0.20m | 10:54AM0.18m | 11:02PM0.27m | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 45 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 404 | 376 | 358 | 297 | 235 | 66 | 70 | 62 | 66 | 74 | 139 | 89 | 294 | 205 | 198 | 195 | 96 | 80 | 66 | 61 | 152 | 152 | 836 | 1299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | E 9 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 60 | 191 | 149 | 143 | 100 | 143 | 73 | 246 | 76 | 62 | 44 | 69 | 150 | 147 | 145 | 100 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 19 | SW 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 74 | 110 | 144 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 24 | 57 | 129 | 135 | 172 | 132 | 135 | 84 | 111 | 5 | — | 7 | 14 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 144 | 109 | 82 | 292 | 1005 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 305 | 305 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 53 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 170 | 170 | 117 | 128 |
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