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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

22.6°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	7s
Evening (30 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	208	181	154	223	421	516	590	531	525	477	441	456	554	554	618	853	670	593	280	206	320	336	222	277
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:51AM1.46m				6:09PM1.45m				6:41AM1.33m				7:01PM1.27m				7:52AM1.20m					8:22PM1.11m
Low Tide	11:40PM0.16m				11:55AM0.27m				00:24AM0.30m				12:48PM0.44m				1:21AM0.45m					2:06PM0.60m


	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	5	5
Temp °C	17	17	19	22	22	22	20	19	19	18	20	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	15	15	16	18	17	18	17	16	18	17	19	22	20	20	21	24	25	23	19	19	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8
kJ	208	181	154	128	106	103	88	88	86	88	441	58	55	55	32	511	414	370	280	206	140	109	109	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10
kJ	89	88	53	53	32	52	46	45	44	44	59	39	37	37	36	31	30	19	90	68	69	41	39	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 8	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 13	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 11	SE 11	SW 15	SW 15	—	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	4	3	61	29	29	1	—	—	—	10	41	—	—	—	—	13	12	31	9	8	—	21	53	54
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 11	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	172	144	149	223	421	516	590	531	525	477	721	456	554	554	618	853	670	593	105	61	320	336	222	277
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	1	2	1	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	1	2	3	4	2	2
Distance (km)	309	308	305	446	446	613	446	386	205	104	117	385	385	250	170	27	0	5	203	428	579	460	386	126
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast										Queensberry Bay	Cintsa West				Igoda	Igoda	Yellow sands Point	Mbomvu						Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)										4	4				3	4	4	4						2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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