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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 21 Jan 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
1
0
1
2
4
2
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.5
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.9
SSW
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)13141213131313131312778148899161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28432418726826827277518018717232334321031940833827525468811372424254524932612
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
10
ESE
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.65
5:24PM
1.61
5:50AM
1.66
5:55PM
1.57
6:22AM
1.65
6:28PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.04
11:22AM
0.16
11:33PM
0.03
11:54AM
0.17
12:03AM
0.06
12:29PM
0.21
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---5:16-------5:18-------5:18----
Sunset------7:10-------7:10-------7:09-
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1----------------------1
Temp. °C191919212323232220191923283027242321202224242322
Feels °C (?)192019212018171717181923262829201917181922212223
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