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 am Saturday 23 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 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (23 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 23								Sunday 24								Monday 25
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	S 12	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 16	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	248	195	191	114	112	112	112	110	78	75	103	79	74	95	91	90	88	112	80	100	74	74	111	123
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	W	SW	WSW	NNE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:51AM1.12m				9:57PM1.25m				10:25AM1.08m					11:19PM1.27m				11:48AM1.11m
Low Tide		2:48AM0.58m				3:06PM0.50m				4:25AM0.61m				4:31PM0.53m					5:50AM0.56m				5:47PM0.51m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	20	21	20	19	19	18	19	19	21	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	20	22	21	20	18
Feels °C	17	17	17	19	19	19	20	20	18	20	20	21	20	19	19	19	18	17	16	18	19	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	S 12	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	248	195	191	114	112	112	112	110	78	73	103	71	74	95	91	90	88	112	80	100	74	74	74	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 9	S 9	SSE 13	S 6	S 12	S 12	E 10	SSE 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 14
kJ	73	30	23	29	41	25	65	15	77	75	72	79	48	48	47	47	30	46	29	29	16	64	93	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 7	SE 13	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 6	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 6	S 6	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	—	E 9	SSW 18
kJ	18	71	49	45	12	44	54	53	10	46	44	44	45	13	12	42	43	43	26	16	25	—	7	123
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	18	49	75	84	27	28	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	18	69	111	123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Mdumbe 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	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	5	0	0	5	17	17	0	0	5	0	0	37	254	250	0	0	0	0	0	305	305	305	305	89
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Whacky Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Igoda			Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga					Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2					4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	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	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Angourie Point Australia	Broken Head Australia	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Haakgat South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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