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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 18 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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 10AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
4
4
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)12667891099999131314141414141414677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1582632652481982823072882352352012102102984337527215374678111336394371247
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
E
20
S
20
SSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
1.74
3:42PM
1.67
3:59AM
1.84
4:11PM
1.72
4:28AM
1.89
4:42PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
0.06
9:38AM
0.05
9:44PM
-0.03
10:08AM
-0.04
10:13PM
-0.08
10:39AM
-0.07
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---6:03-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset------6:17-------6:15-------6:15-
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1102-------------22
Temp. °C242323252726252323232223262725242325252525242222
Feels °C (?)252626282927262423252325272624242427272421202222
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