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 1 pm Friday 22 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 23.5° 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 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 May)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (22 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (22 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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 Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 22					Saturday 23								Sunday 24								Mon 25
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	143	131	132	129	127	248	116	191	119	112	112	81	79	78	75	81	137	75	95	91	90	117	110	80
Wind (km/h)	SW	NE	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	NNW	ESE	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					8:31PM1.28m				8:51AM1.12m				9:57PM1.25m				10:25AM1.08m					11:19PM1.27m
Low Tide		1:52PM0.42m					2:48AM0.58m				3:06PM0.50m				4:25AM0.61m				4:31PM0.53m					5:50AM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—
	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	21	20	19	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	23	24	19	20	19	17	18	18	19	18	19	19	20	19	20	19	21	19	19	20	19	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 11	E 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	143	131	108	89	66	248	51	191	114	112	112	81	79	78	73	72	137	75	95	91	90	117	110	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 10	E 11	SSW 7	ENE 7	S 9	S 9	SE 13	S 6	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	102	98	132	129	127	71	116	25	29	27	25	42	16	77	75	81	71	48	48	47	47	30	30	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 13	S 10	S 10	SSW 8	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SW 14	SSW 6	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 7	S 6	SSW 6	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	85	84	82	78	72	18	71	49	24	18	13	11	53	13	46	44	44	15	12	14	42	43	27	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 2	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3
kJ	—	—	1	8	10	18	52	65	119	29	28	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda 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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	5	5	37	5	0	5	0	0	5	386	5	5	0	5	0	0	11	250	170	27	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point		Cintsa East	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Second Beach (Port St Johns)		Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hell West Coast	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Burleigh Heads Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Currumbin Point Australia	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Angourie Point Australia	Angourie Point Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	6	5	4	6	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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