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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

20.8° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (19 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 18			Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	544	526	408	401	396	441	389	360	544	781	961	993	1059	899	846	761	689	614	614
Wind (km/h)	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	E	ESE	E	NNW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	S	SE	ESE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:40PM1.62m				6:47AM1.41m				7:18PM1.51m				7:23AM1.30m				7:57PM1.39m
Low Tide				00:48AM0.28m				12:52PM0.20m				1:27AM0.38m				1:28PM0.32m


	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	17	16	16	19	19	19	17	17	16	15	14	18	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	17	17	17	16	14	14	18	17	18	16	16	13	13	12	17	17	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	544	526	408	401	396	441	389	360	544	781	961	993	1059	899	846	761	689	614	614
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	127	125	96	219	323	149	234	311	242	96	77	52	52	214	305	242	145	241	167
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SE 15	SSE 11	E 10	E 10	SE 14	SE 13	SE 14	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	ENE 10	E 10	SSW 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	137	8	48	96	94	221	176	179	71	77	49	31	31	51	33	31	67	30	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	141	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	115	60	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	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	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	98	97	0	0	5	0	0	0	98	117	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Queensberry Bay	Cintsa West	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kanon Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5

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