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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (18 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
199
214
326
331
263
220
169
160
144
142
180
118
114
137
169
247
298
343
340
331
284
286
244
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:23AM1.74m
4:48PM1.60m
5:06AM1.65m
5:33PM1.54m
5:50AM1.53m
6:22PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.03m
10:51PM0.11m
11:19AM0.10m
11:37PM0.21m
12:04PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
20
19
19
22
21
20
20
20
19
18
17
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
20
20
20
20
19
16
16
16
20
21
21
22
22
20
18
17
21
20
21
21
20
20
19
17
21
20
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.8
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
88
86
70
326
331
263
220
169
160
114
82
180
118
104
86
169
247
298
343
340
331
284
286
244
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
11
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
149
149
214
56
55
43
31
29
28
18
142
81
22
32
137
145
181
138
136
59
81
81
90
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
202
199
142
7
7
2
1
30
68
144
18
18
107
114
32
49
51
52
55
129
83
56
56
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
63
305
305
53
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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