Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

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

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is
21.3° C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 12PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
4
3
2
2
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1028
744
633
498
459
367
373
313
313
318
500
911
1116
1507
1138
761
619
933
1048
574
473
418
235
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
8:31AM0.96m
9:53PM0.99m
12:26PM0.93m
00:56AM1.04m
1:47PM1.06m
Low Tide
2:44PM0.72m
5:19AM0.75m
6:20PM0.76m
7:33AM0.63m
7:45PM0.63m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
17
23
22
20
18
16
16
16
16
19
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
17
19
19
19
17
17
15
15
16
21
15
12
11
10
10
11
12
15
16
16
17
15
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