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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

20.5° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 17					Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 10	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	237	196	461	557	423	325	246	176	219	427	544	526	408	394	533	313	282	255	471	563	807
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSE	SSE	S	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:02PM1.68m				6:10AM1.52m				6:40PM1.62m				6:47AM1.41m				7:18PM1.51m
Low Tide		11:42AM0.03m				00:10AM0.19m				12:17PM0.10m				00:48AM0.28m				12:52PM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	18	17	16	15	15	16	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	17	18	17	17	15	14	13	14	17	17	18	17	16	16	14	14	18	18	19	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 12
kJ	237	196	461	557	423	325	246	176	123	427	544	526	408	394	533	311	270	227	471	563	807
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 12	E 10	SSW 11	S 11	SE 11	S 10	S 10	E 10
kJ	158	59	196	196	159	159	159	123	125	127	127	125	96	157	94	313	282	255	244	196	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSW 13	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	SW 11	SW 11	—	SSE 13	E 10	SE 14	SE 11	SSE 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	S 10
kJ	2	70	—	—	—	40	107	131	219	41	137	—	109	96	153	117	143	184	71	77	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point 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	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	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)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	5	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Cintsa East
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7

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