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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.3° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	209	205	347	307	506	379	367	680	867	1100	1503	1225	845	2980	1358	1154	949	773	763	656	515	508	459	421
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	W	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:28AM0.98m					11:22PM1.10m				12:30PM1.00m				00:57AM1.13m				1:45PM1.09m
Low Tide		4:14AM0.66m				4:23PM0.67m					6:05AM0.66m				6:21PM0.68m				7:30AM0.58m				7:40PM0.60m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	19	21	18	18	16	16	15	15	17	18	18	16	14	14	13	13	16	17	17	16	14
Feels °C	10	12	12	17	19	16	17	8	8	7	8	9	11	13	14	12	12	11	11	15	14	14	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SE 11	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	128	116	347	307	506	379	367	108	66	64	154	522	842	42	415	528	408	396	389	398	378	365	359	321
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 6	SSW 7	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	209	205	75	72	142	142	110	32	14	11	63	61	60	58	1358	1154	949	773	763	656	515	508	459	421
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	S 23	SSW 21	NE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	164	153	100	73	54	52	33	—	10	45	2	48	48	—	30	30	30	2	2	2	—	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 5	SW 6	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4
kJ	38	67	164	—	—	43	55	680	867	1100	1503	1225	845	2980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Mbomvu 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	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	98	5	5	5	22	98	5	254	446	446	128	385	98	396	5	0	0	0	0	0	396	170	53	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga				Yellow sands Point		Whispering Waves		Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga		Igoda	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4				4		4		5	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	9	9	8	9	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Arawhata New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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