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Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 SASTForecast 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today?
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 619 | 558 | 499 | 390 | 242 | 312 | 303 | 407 | 273 | 491 | 330 | 487 | 636 | 566 | 351 | 341 | 273 | 220 | 190 | 190 | 307 | 127 | 212 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:03PM 1.24 | 12:39AM 1.10 | 12:57PM 1.29 | 1:30AM 1.17 | 1:41PM 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:21AM 0.59 | 6:35PM 0.55 | 6:29AM 0.56 | 7:23PM 0.47 | 7:22AM 0.50 | 8:02PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 24 |
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