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Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 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
23.3° 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 4PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | |
2213 | 2657 | 2996 | 5655 | 6090 | 6307 | 5097 | 6600 | 6596 | 6184 | 5128 | 4258 | 3347 | 2887 | 2446 | 1850 | 1439 | 1031 | 800 | 686 | 475 | 821 | 2239 | 2545 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.37m | 2:25AM1.58m | 2:43PM1.45m | 2:54AM1.63m | 3:12PM1.50m | 3:22AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:09PM0.27m | 8:40AM0.21m | 8:40PM0.21m | 9:07AM0.15m | 9:09PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 71 | 71 | 71 | 3471 | 3919 | 4243 | 5097 | 6600 | 6596 | 6184 | 5128 | 4258 | 3347 | 2887 | 2446 | 1850 | 1439 | 1031 | 800 | 686 | 475 | 388 | 2239 | 2545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 45 | 59 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 120 | 158 | 821 | 229 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 30 | 59 | 87 | 100 | 142 | 123 | 20 | 23 | 195 | 54 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2213 | 2657 | 2996 | 5655 | 6090 | 6307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 26 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 691 | 579 | 254 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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