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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

22.9°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	128	205	421	338	279	216	181	185	181	181	165	165	165	133	231	178	348	305	305	305	273	268	290	289
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	ENE	N	N	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:57AM1.66m				4:12PM1.81m				4:32AM1.64m				4:48PM1.73m					5:10AM1.57m				5:27PM1.61m
Low Tide				9:57AM-0.00m				10:25PM-0.02m				10:33AM0.04m					11:01PM0.05m				11:12AM0.13m


	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	5	7	6	5	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	19	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	19	22	22	21	19	19
Feels °C	17	16	14	16	17	18	19	19	17	15	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	16	18	17	17	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	128	122	57	338	279	216	181	155	181	181	165	165	165	133	231	178	348	305	305	305	273	268	240	240
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SW 9	S 10	SSE 7	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 12	SE 10	SW 12	SE 11	E 7	ENE 7	SSW 20	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	4	3	48	164	220	212	176	185	126	107	107	106	6	79	5	94	106	86	39	74	85	124	65	63
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	—	—	SW 8	SSW 8	SW 9	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 10	SW 10	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 12	SSW 19	SSW 19
kJ	4	—	—	11	7	3	11	4	4	3	7	6	63	4	35	12	12	12	12	4	4	5	69	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7
kJ	125	205	421	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86	91	112	109	—	—	77	59	136	237	290	289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	254	254	306	365	628	0	0	0	13	0	13	385	305	305	305	53	0	53	277	305	628	628	305	305
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Rating (10 max)						2	2	2	2	2	2					2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Treskostraal West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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