Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

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

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 5PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
14
1.6
S
10
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
347
320
709
836
1499
1219
1071
997
899
381
339
235
183
292
389
541
1470
1144
1103
469
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
35
S
50
S
40
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28PM1.20m
1:50AM1.37m
2:25PM1.38m
2:42AM1.50m
3:10PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.46m
8:12AM0.32m
8:30PM0.31m
8:57AM0.17m
9:17PM0.18m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
17
16
15
14
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
10
10
6
6
7
7
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
13
12
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