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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

17.8°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 (20 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s
Evening (20 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 20							Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 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	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	E 8	E 5	E 6	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	498	329	289	451	411	413	282	219	172	156	129	133	108	111	111	111	147	92	121	241	120	197	350
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	N	ESE	SE	WSW	W	W	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				12:13PM0.92m				00:35AM1.00m				1:24PM1.08m				1:26AM1.14m				1:53PM1.25m
Low Tide	3:49AM0.77m					6:19PM0.79m				7:03AM0.66m				7:27PM0.64m				7:38AM0.50m				7:57PM0.49m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	23	21	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	22	20	22	22	22	20	21	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	19	18	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	E 8	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	E 7
kJ	329	329	289	252	223	223	190	190	160	156	129	133	108	111	111	111	90	92	94	82	81	51	262
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 12	SSW 8	SSW 10	S 6	SSW 15	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 13
kJ	52	105	226	451	411	413	282	219	172	111	101	57	56	56	57	13	33	16	121	9	16	17	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	S 4	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 6	S 20	S 17	S 16	S 16
kJ	50	48	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	1	49	60	56	11	8	6	20	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	E 8	SE 5	ESE 5	E 8	E 5	E 6	ENE 7
kJ	498	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	6	4	2	2	—	147	41	25	241	120	197	350
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	Whispering Waves 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	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile 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	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	5	5	22	11	22	0	0	0	0	27	305	462	305	305	250
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Whacky Point	Whacky Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Cintsa East	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Haga-Haga	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Mbomvu	Port St Johns
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	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	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	4	5	5	6	8	9	5	6	5	5	9	9	9	8

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