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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.1° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).
	Mon 20			Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	1	1	3	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 13	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	689	614	603	542	542	433	418	433	433	353	498	610	678	578	434	364	292	255	251
Wind (km/h)	SE	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	NNW	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	N	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide		7:57PM1.39m					8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.26m				8:56AM1.06m				9:43PM1.15m
Low Tide					2:09AM0.49m				2:08PM0.45m				2:59AM0.59m				2:59PM0.58m


	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	15	15	14	14	17	18	17	17	16	16	15	16	22	23	21	21	17
Feels °C	17	16	14	14	12	12	16	17	16	16	15	15	13	13	18	20	19	20	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 13	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	689	614	603	542	542	433	418	433	433	343	380	380	678	578	434	364	292	186	163
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	210	156	132	206	158	117	73	232	288	353	498	610	471	347	358	362	269	255	251
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	ESE 14	E 9	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	67	86	58	16	16	95	151	66	15	80	7	4	12	23	—	—	—	215	245
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	16	40	72	53	99	158	342	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	385	250	0	0	0	0	0	27	258	97	0	70
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga			Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Glen Eden	Haga-Haga	Kidds Beach		Haga-Haga	Whacky Point	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	9

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