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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.3° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).
	Thu 23					Friday 24								Saturday 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
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 18	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	307	506	447	367	203	878	1434	1155	872	842	2922	2702	1169	949	763	752	610	515	508	459	421
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	S	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:28AM0.98m					11:22PM1.10m				12:30PM1.00m				00:57AM1.13m				1:45PM1.09m
Low Tide			4:23PM0.67m					6:05AM0.66m				6:21PM0.68m				7:30AM0.58m				7:40PM0.60m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	18	18	17	17	16	15	16	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	17	18	17	16	14
Feels °C	17	18	16	17	11	11	8	9	10	11	13	14	13	12	11	11	16	16	15	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	307	506	447	367	203	66	64	61	522	842	2922	2702	1169	346	396	381	389	387	353	335	325
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 20	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	75	142	142	110	108	21	10	154	61	43	30	42	367	949	763	752	610	515	508	459	421
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	S 23	SSW 21	NE 7	E 8	—	—	—	SE 11	SE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	69	54	52	33	31	10	45	2	4	—	—	—	30	41	2	2	2	—	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 7	SW 6	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3
kJ	104	96	88	99	80	878	1434	1155	872	678	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	5	385	17	0	254	39	284	99	98	98	22	5	0	0	0	0	0	385	27	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point		Lwandile	Mbomvu		Sharks Point		Yellow sands Point	Whacky Point	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)		Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	3		3	3		3		4	5	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4		3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	5	9	9	9	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	7	5	5	6	5	6	5

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