Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

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

Issued: 1 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.8° 

Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
17
2
S
17
2.4
S
17
3
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
3
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
754
833
949
1496
1427
1484
1294
806
687
1811
2441
3514
4587
4081
2906
2221
1657
1327
1138
1079
1445
1382
1159
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
S
20
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
50
NE
50
NE
35
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:26AM1.31m
2:51PM1.36m
2:55AM1.43m
3:17PM1.50m
3:22AM1.54m
3:43PM1.62m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.35m
8:51PM0.37m
9:05AM0.22m
9:19PM0.25m
9:30AM0.11m
9:46PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
16
14
14
17
17
15
16
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
13
15
16
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