Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (32.05° S 29.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (25 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (25 May)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 25							Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu 28
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 6	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 15	SSW 9	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	83	80	100	74	74	92	111	176	422	387	334	200	116	83	73	68	34	36	37	59	56	38	35	37
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	S	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				11:48AM1.11m				00:21AM1.33m				12:49PM1.17m				1:09AM1.39m				1:35PM1.25m				1:48AM1.44m
Low Tide						5:47PM0.51m				6:49AM0.48m				6:44PM0.46m				7:32AM0.40m				7:30PM0.41m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52
	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	21	23	21	20	19	19	19	20	27	23	21	20	19	19	18	18	21	22	21	21	21	20
Feels °C	17	17	20	21	19	18	17	16	16	17	26	19	19	19	18	19	18	18	20	21	20	22	24	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	ENE 4	E 6
kJ	83	80	100	74	74	74	53	57	66	387	334	56	44	33	31	31	31	36	37	59	56	38	5	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SW 16	SSW 15	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 16	ENE 6	ENE 6	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	30	29	29	28	64	92	54	176	422	70	59	200	116	83	33	26	27	26	26	19	18	16	35	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	SW 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	ENE 6	SW 15
kJ	27	26	26	25	15	15	104	54	52	35	33	21	21	23	73	56	34	31	30	25	22	33	7	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SW 5	SW 6	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 4	—
kJ	1	1	1	5	28	48	111	118	124	157	—	—	6	21	49	68	—	—	—	24	23	30	6	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi 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	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	170	305	305	117	53	0	0	0	0	89	22	17	0	0	0	0	170	250	170	27	5	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Kidds Beach			Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Barbel Point	Mbotyi	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Igoda		Igoda	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2			3	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2		2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	6	5
Header Global	Aileen's Ireland	Baboon Point South Africa	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Arrawarra Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Hell South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	6	8	9	9	9	6	6

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