Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 SAST
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Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is
24.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.6
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
S
1.2
SSW
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)81212117788813121288677771010888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19616112311510410813814518123828321020619119517613714615920825813410798
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
20
SSE
10
S
0
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
1.07
10:50PM
1.01
12:01PM
1.05
1:00AM
1.16
1:23PM
1.19
1:51AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
0.63
3:38PM
0.68
5:27AM
0.71
6:32PM
0.61
7:21AM
0.56
7:35PM
0.44
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset----6:07-------6:06-------6:05---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------11----2321
Temp. °C212123242423222222232426242424242425262422202121
Feels °C (?)191922232626242423242526242627272528262220192121
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