Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 6PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1397 | 668 | 904 | 972 | 857 | 789 | 757 | 1415 | 820 | 917 | 999 | 1074 | 1892 | 1057 | 1764 | 924 | 924 | 1122 | 1132 | 1021 | 813 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.62m | 3:49AM1.61m | 4:09PM1.71m | 4:16AM1.66m | 4:35PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.11m | 9:46PM0.15m | 9:55AM0.03m | 10:14PM0.08m | 10:21AM-0.02m | 10:42PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1397 | 660 | 762 | 848 | 826 | 704 | 594 | 784 | 416 | 342 | 342 | 1074 | 1090 | 1057 | 1021 | 924 | 228 | 180 | 137 | 1021 | 813 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | S 12 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 389 | 161 | 587 | 440 | 357 | — | 496 | 84 | 126 | 170 | 278 | 403 | 333 | 276 | 294 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 132 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | 161 | 10 | 9 | 110 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 366 | 668 | 904 | 972 | 857 | 789 | 757 | 1415 | 820 | 917 | 999 | 2065 | 1892 | 1879 | 1764 | 1637 | 924 | 1122 | 1132 | 1799 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 396 | 418 | 614 | 418 | 387 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 102 | 117 | 170 | 170 | 86 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 170 | 155 | 86 | 86 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest