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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.6° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (25 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).
	Sat 25					Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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)	4	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	656	515	508	459	453	586	577	569	551	288	283	273	582	237	246	233	257	209	446	375	314
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	ESE	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		1:45PM1.09m				1:57AM1.22m					2:31PM1.20m				2:39AM1.32m				3:07PM1.32m
Low Tide				7:40PM0.60m					8:19AM0.47m				8:28PM0.49m				8:55AM0.36m				9:05PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	17	18	17	15	14	14	13	13	18	21	19	18	18	18	18	19	21	20	20	19	17
Feels °C	15	15	16	13	12	11	10	10	14	16	15	14	14	14	13	15	15	13	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	346	354	345	307	266	586	577	569	551	288	283	233	113	128	121	104	99	67	49	223	314
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	ENE 8
kJ	656	515	508	459	453	235	208	179	155	91	59	273	582	237	246	233	257	53	147	133	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 18	—	E 9	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 11	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	31	—	6	5	179	211	45	35	106	61	40	11	6	2	51	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	SSW 2	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	8	19	64	119	263	377	303	—	2	209	446	375	245
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	170	403	396	117	0	0	0	0	70	305	386	22	17
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			4	3	4	3	3	2			3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	6

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