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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 7 pm Thursday 23 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today?
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 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
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | |
2088 | 1637 | 1321 | 1127 | 961 | 623 | 530 | 418 | 385 | 358 | 387 | 600 | 606 | 527 | 533 | 448 | 449 | 559 | 494 | 501 | 326 | 431 | 474 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:28PM1.15m | 9:08AM1.06m | 10:43PM1.13m | 11:27AM1.05m | 00:20AM1.24m | 12:46PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.65m | 3:38PM0.61m | 5:19AM0.66m | 5:41PM0.57m | 6:49AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 30 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 2088 | 1637 | 1321 | 1127 | 961 | 623 | 530 | 418 | 271 | 210 | 387 | 356 | 384 | 341 | 350 | 81 | 56 | 427 | 316 | 316 | 326 | 431 | 474 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 140 | 102 | 78 | 81 | — | 5 | 56 | 56 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 40 | 65 | 64 | 74 | 123 | 177 | 292 | 385 | 358 | 623 | 600 | 606 | 527 | 533 | 448 | 449 | 559 | 494 | 501 | — | — | — | 614 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 305 | 198 | 198 | 270 | 270 | 396 | 396 | 403 | 396 | 117 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 250 | 305 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
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