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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.6° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 8AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).
	Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	0	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	586	577	569	551	288	283	273	582	237	246	233	669	922	300	226	277	867	877	651	620	604	646	464	453
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	on
High Tide	1:57AM1.22m					2:31PM1.20m				2:39AM1.32m				3:07PM1.32m				3:13AM1.42m				3:38PM1.42m
Low Tide				8:19AM0.47m				8:28PM0.49m				8:55AM0.36m				9:05PM0.40m				9:26AM0.26m				9:37PM0.31m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	3	13	6	5	5	2
Temp °C	14	13	14	19	21	19	18	18	18	18	19	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	16	15	14	14	15	15
Feels °C	11	10	11	15	16	15	14	14	14	13	15	15	13	15	16	17	17	18	14	10	11	11	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 16	S 7	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	586	577	569	551	288	283	233	137	132	143	104	99	85	49	131	277	127	877	651	620	596	646	354	305
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 17	S 7	S 7	ENE 9	E 9	SSW 15	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	235	208	179	155	93	73	273	582	237	246	233	257	53	147	226	123	867	110	114	29	25	468	146	134
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	—	E 9	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	SE 8	SE 9	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 11	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	S 11	NE 6	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	31	—	6	5	179	211	45	26	106	61	40	11	6	2	49	49	21	12	9	10	6	25	449	443
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 8	—	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	7	8	19	77	123	271	416	—	—	669	922	300	219	168	—	—	—	295	604	—	464	453
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga 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	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	170	396	396	117	0	0	0	0	37	305	306	98	97	5	5	5	462	462	98	5	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden	Glen Eden	Glen Eden	Kidds Beach			Haga-Haga	Glen Eden	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Mntafufu			Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Double Mouth	Mbomvu			Barbel Point	Haga-Haga	Mntafufu
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3			4	4	4	3	3	2			3	4	5	4	3			4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5

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