Hole-in-the-Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is

17.9°C

Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (16 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 130mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 8	ENE 10	E 10	SSE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	653	640	586	533	468	418	532	491	385	367	302	346	494	522	737	808	935	656	1022	1141	1159	1055	1343	1263
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	W	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:59AM1.41m				6:12PM1.42m				6:23AM1.28m				6:36PM1.27m				6:49AM1.13m				7:04PM1.12m
Low Tide	11:56PM0.24m				12:00PM0.28m				00:22AM0.37m				12:26PM0.43m				00:49AM0.51m				12:53PM0.58m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	3	5	5	8	5	4	5	9	5	9	10	6	7	11	11	4
Temp °C	20	21	22	19	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16
Feels °C	18	19	20	12	11	11	12	10	11	11	12	10	13	13	12	10	11	10	9	11	11	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 7	E 10	E 10	S 8	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	653	640	586	533	468	418	435	385	385	367	302	346	280	522	511	108	723	656	90	88	113	151	125	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	S 8	E 10	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSW 12	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	SW 14
kJ	8	56	51	95	63	380	56	56	54	53	49	118	494	234	157	202	245	127	—	—	—	125	—	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 14	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	—	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	19	9	—	—	—	—	47	251	5	17	74	134	168	222	—	131	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	—	80	299	385	532	491	303	293	302	200	—	—	737	808	935	287	1022	1141	1159	1055	1343	1263
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Milnerton Cape Town	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Senoritas KZN North	Siyayi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	1	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	305	446	446	386	614	250	170	178	205	1015	462	461	516	462	516	516	516	1010	1086	461	414
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mbomvu							Igoda	Kidds Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3							3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mapelane KZN North	Cape St Martin West Coast		Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Angourie Point Australia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Haapiti French Polynesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	Graveyards New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	El Huerto Spain
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	8	5	7	6	5	5	5

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