Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
24.2° 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 11PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.4m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
4
3
2
3
1
0
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
5
5
4
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121315151414141414141314131313131314151716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2209620101415051061930722630621569722561147120362117283232872560214034973127275126822368
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
10
S
5
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.55
5:52AM
1.58
6:16PM
1.43
6:35AM
1.40
7:08PM
1.28
7:31AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
0.15
12:05PM
0.20
12:21AM
0.31
12:50PM
0.36
1:15AM
0.49
1:52PM
0.51
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232119181818232322201917151620212018161616171819
Feels °C (?)17181716151523211917151191013121213121314161615
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