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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.4°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 3PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (30 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).
	Wednesday 30							Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	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
Wave Graph
kJ	398	506	711	815	776	698	615	483	411	317	423	668	801	769	691	597	612	682	682	705	688	666	840
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide						5:38PM1.66m				5:55AM1.46m				6:15PM1.49m				6:35AM1.31m				6:59PM1.30m
Low Tide				11:23AM0.09m				11:50PM0.16m				11:59AM0.22m				00:29AM0.31m				12:41PM0.40m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	17	21	21	20	18	17	17	17	20	23	24	22	20	18
Feels °C	13	13	14	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	14	13	13	12	13	13	13	17	19	20	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 8
kJ	398	506	711	815	776	698	615	483	411	317	242	200	141	104	67	48	38	23	23	8	8	8	523
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 9
kJ	130	29	28	57	67	99	91	85	58	60	53	53	50	35	17	17	16	6	6	6	6	6	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	S 15	SW 12
kJ	18	88	30	16	175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	4	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ENE 4	E 4	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	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
kJ	12	21	47	81	128	180	218	246	271	288	423	668	801	769	691	597	612	682	682	705	688	666	840
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Heads Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Middle Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	4	4	1	4	4	2	3	2	3	4
Distance (km)	254	606	305	305	305	298	277	270	270	346	403	418	606	418	418	250	117	127	387	132	126	97	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast																	Haga-Haga	Cintsa West		Eastern Beach	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Mbomvu
Rating (10 max)																	4	4		4	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Kitchen Windows Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5

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