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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.0° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	855	748	650	702	368	283	277	311	269	462	535	487	454	463	572	417	488	524	575	521	516	528	538	480
Wind (km/h)	WSW	NW	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	WNW	NW	SSE	SE	E	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					2:22PM1.36m				2:41AM1.54m				3:13PM1.49m				3:30AM1.62m				3:59PM1.60m
Low Tide			8:09AM0.29m				8:22PM0.30m				9:00AM0.18m				9:16PM0.20m				9:45AM0.08m				10:04PM0.13m


	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	1	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	18	20	20	18	17	16	16	16	20	20	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	14	14	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	19	19	19	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	S 11	S 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	855	748	650	702	163	206	229	240	269	277	329	371	188	138	419	308	488	524	575	521	516	528	538	480
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	15	15	26	27	368	283	273	256	251	251	156	198	6	17	86	184	50	47	28	41	27	25	25	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 8	E 9	S 15	—	S 11	S 13	—	—	SW 15	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SW 10	S 9	S 10	S 9
kJ	—	—	3	28	27	12	15	17	—	2	55	—	—	9	135	86	41	27	42	28	25	15	7	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 7	NE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	—	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	21	9	273	277	311	—	462	535	487	454	463	572	417	372	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mzimpuni 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	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi 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	Whispering Waves 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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	26	170	305	86	0	0	0	0	27	250	170	102	53	0	0	0	0	98	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Igoda		Mzimpuni	Double Mouth	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Igoda		Igoda	Queensberry Bay	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Glen Eden	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3		3	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cobden Breakwater New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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