Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
2.1
ENE
1.7
E
2
E
2.5
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)611131515141414141414141477777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14814525767913921447778767659668668519421419312439657435786359273198164133
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
20
NNE
25
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
1.45
6:42AM
1.47
7:01PM
1.28
7:27AM
1.26
8:01PM
1.10
8:52AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
0.23
12:55PM
0.35
1:07AM
0.43
1:47PM
0.53
2:14AM
0.63
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset6:10-------6:09-------6:08-------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1------------------3----
Temp. °C222222212121212222222120202227272625232223232424
Feels °C (?)212223212119181918181818182126242426222126262626
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