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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.1°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	769	769	800	736	724	630	550	459	380	342	433	638	736	776	698	615	483	379	317	408	778	879	789	697
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:49AM1.66m					5:05PM1.77m				5:21AM1.58m				5:38PM1.66m				5:55AM1.46m				6:15PM1.49m
Low Tide				10:50AM-0.00m					11:16PM0.04m				11:23AM0.09m				11:50PM0.16m				11:59AM0.22m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	20	19	19	18	17	16	15	17	21	21	20	18	17
Feels °C	14	13	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	14	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 10
kJ	769	769	800	736	724	630	550	459	380	342	433	638	736	776	698	615	483	379	317	242	200	143	106	67
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	SW 15	SW 15	SSE 11	S 9	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	7	13	13	14	15	15	8	8	81	130	29	28	29	67	99	91	55	58	60	53	53	50	35	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 5	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	29	10	10	10	22	34	6	20	18	18	30	16	175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	39	10	22	61	102	161	230	283	315	346	320	316	408	778	879	789	697
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	365	254	306	305	306	254	254	305	614	614	305	277	270	270	270	321	396	418	574	574	418
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Header Global	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Anael France
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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