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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)121111111111111015151414141615151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2321701231198685585560107103979312211611011714014514313913313195
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
ENE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
1.03
7:47AM
1.02
10:20PM
0.95
11:18AM
0.98
12:35AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33AM
0.71
2:54PM
0.71
4:38AM
0.79
5:51PM
0.66
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:22--
Sunset5:50-------5:49-------5:46-------
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C262524242424282827252525242526262423222121222524
Feels °C (?)282725252525292928252524232524232221222121222625
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