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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 May 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
22.8° 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 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
841
841
903
847
730
730
619
439
425
390
364
302
297
235
191
149
143
144
143
176
178
173
160
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
SW
15
ESE
40
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:07PM1.53m
4:16AM1.61m
4:35PM1.51m
4:44AM1.56m
5:03PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.11m
10:05PM0.17m
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.20m
10:54AM0.18m
11:02PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:35
6:35
6:37
6:37
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
2
6
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
26
25
23
21
20
19
19
20
24
24
23
21
21
22
22
23
29
28
22
20
21
20
15
16
24
22
23
22
20
17
17
18
22
21
21
20
19
20
19
21
29
26
18
21
21
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
13
1
S
6
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
975
841
841
903
847
730
730
619
439
425
390
364
302
297
235
82
77
82
84
70
57
178
64
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
S
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
11
183
129
82
17
165
84
17
107
68
38
38
6
6
55
191
149
143
100
74
139
55
173
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
S
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
17
17
17
17
16
16
6
13
5
5
47
74
110
144
143
14
17
57
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
0.9
SSW
10
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
6
2
4
20
148
157
226
176
49
112
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
98
305
0
0
0
0
0
97
305
305
86
0
0
0
0
0
22
98
22
22
98
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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