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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is

18.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (05 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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	2	1	0	0	0	2	3	4	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	440	426	408	445	551	700	828	1163	1156	1146	939	599	614	549	444	530	400	370	506	828	599	384	333	333
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	ESE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	11:01PM1.05m				12:15PM1.15m				00:44AM1.17m				1:16PM1.34m				1:35AM1.32m				1:57PM1.52m
Low Tide			5:36AM0.61m				6:38PM0.58m				6:56AM0.46m				7:34PM0.41m				7:40AM0.31m					8:12PM0.25m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	19	18	20	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	25	28	26	19	17	14	16	16	17	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	19	17	19	21	20	20	19	19	19	20	24	28	26	13	9	7	11	11	13	15	15	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 12	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 9	E 10
kJ	440	426	408	445	74	57	125	880	861	788	649	599	39	549	444	398	340	299	369	369	377	384	299	333
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	—	S 22	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	S 20	SSW 11	E 10	S 8
kJ	128	107	88	88	140	178	40	118	114	65	64	40	—	10	15	36	31	78	68	153	8	76	333	191
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 17	—	—	—	—	SW 12	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 19	SSW 11
kJ	41	39	37	142	—	—	—	—	—	14	13	27	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	181	54	69	79
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	E 9	SSW 4	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 9	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	551	700	828	1163	1156	1146	939	—	614	24	202	530	400	370	506	828	599	258	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	250	305	396	305	277	270	53	0	0	0	5	305	305	461	386	98	17	22	17	86	86	86
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame	Mpame							Mbotyi	Queensberry Bay	Glen Eden	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)					Whacky Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Mntafufu	Mzimpuni	Mbotyi	Mbotyi
Rating (10 max)	3	3							4	4	4	3	3					4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	7	6	5	5	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	9	8	6	6

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