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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 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
21.5° 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 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
3
4
3
3
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
1.3
S
0.4
SW
0.8
S
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)6816815514599913131121201918161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64476647568754322976394311120933983822702618258424292338238321731868
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
1.45
3:08PM
1.58
3:29AM
1.48
3:37PM
1.59
3:57AM
1.49
4:05PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
0.19
8:56AM
0.24
9:21PM
0.15
9:26AM
0.21
9:48PM
0.14
9:55AM
0.22
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise--4:52-------4:52-------4:52-----
Sunset------6:44-------6:45-------6:45-
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1111-------------------
Temp. °C201919192121201917161619212121191818182122222120
Feels °C (?)191918161717181917151619191921181716161819201919
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