Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

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

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is
21.3° C
1.0° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
425
419
700
313
304
218
379
263
991
2348
1887
1433
1028
744
633
567
439
367
367
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:29PM1.27m
7:37AM1.10m
8:07PM1.11m
8:31AM0.96m
9:53PM0.99m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.55m
1:43PM0.58m
2:34AM0.68m
2:44PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
18
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
19
13
12
11
12
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
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