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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

17.6°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 (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 2PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Evening (19 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 19							Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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)	1	2	1	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	664	642	635	691	493	534	521	511	329	329	289	451	411	413	282	219	172	132	132	107	135	111	113
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	SSW	S	S	WSW	WNW	SW	SW	WSW	S	S	SSE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		7:25AM0.98m				7:59PM0.97m						12:13PM0.92m				00:35AM1.00m				1:24PM1.08m
Low Tide				1:35PM0.74m					3:49AM0.77m					6:19PM0.79m				7:03AM0.66m				7:27PM0.64m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	22	20	19	20	19	19	19	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	15	15	16	18	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	664	642	183	561	493	421	356	338	329	329	289	252	252	223	190	191	160	132	132	107	135	111	113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 11	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12
kJ	144	142	99	175	87	96	60	56	52	105	226	451	411	413	282	219	172	111	101	57	56	56	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	S 8	—	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 8
kJ	68	45	—	—	12	—	11	26	50	48	47	—	—	—	86	84	—	—	—	—	10	10	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 9	E 9	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	635	691	—	534	521	511	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays 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	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe 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	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe 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
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	86	198	102	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	17	0	0	0	5	0	17	17	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi		Queensberry Bay	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Hole-in-the-Wall	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Whacky Point	Cintsa East	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Whacky Point	Barbel Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Haga-Haga	Periwinkles
Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yzerfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	7	6	8	9

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