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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 am Saturday 02 May 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
22.8° 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 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | |
975 | 841 | 841 | 903 | 847 | 730 | 730 | 619 | 439 | 425 | 390 | 364 | 302 | 297 | 235 | 191 | 149 | 143 | 144 | 143 | 176 | 178 | 173 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.53m | 4:16AM1.61m | 4:35PM1.51m | 4:44AM1.56m | 5:03PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.11m | 10:05PM0.17m | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:33PM0.20m | 10:54AM0.18m | 11:02PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
15 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 975 | 841 | 841 | 903 | 847 | 730 | 730 | 619 | 439 | 425 | 390 | 364 | 302 | 297 | 235 | 82 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 70 | 57 | 178 | 64 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 15 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 183 | 129 | 82 | 17 | 165 | 84 | 17 | 107 | 68 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 191 | 149 | 143 | 100 | 74 | 139 | 55 | 173 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | S 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 74 | 110 | 144 | 143 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 20 | 148 | 157 | 226 | — | — | — | 176 | 49 | 112 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 305 | 305 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 98 | 22 | 22 | 98 |
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