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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.3° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (22 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 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 8	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	712	569	434	358	357	287	251	205	389	390	547	506	540	206	161	492	1102	1410	1040	842	1223	2523	1291
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	WSW	SW	WSW	W	SW	SSE	S	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			8:56AM1.06m				9:43PM1.15m				10:28AM0.98m					11:22PM1.10m				12:30PM1.00m
Low Tide					2:59PM0.58m				4:14AM0.66m				4:23PM0.67m					6:05AM0.66m				6:21PM0.68m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	21	23	21	20	18	15	14	15	20	20	19	19	17	16	16	15	17	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	13	13	19	21	19	19	15	10	10	12	17	18	17	16	11	8	9	8	10	12	12	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 11	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	712	569	434	358	341	287	108	151	138	390	547	506	55	206	161	131	64	223	528	842	1223	2523	1291
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ENE 8	SE 11	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 11	SSE 8
kJ	471	442	358	357	357	265	251	205	389	122	103	73	142	110	108	90	12	61	127	202	88	30	251
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 22	ENE 8	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	SE 11
kJ	7	17	25	40	45	68	245	164	205	180	142	142	140	54	34	23	45	6	61	48	47	—	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	NE 6	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 7	—	SW 3	SW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 12	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 9	S 9	—	—
kJ	13	67	—	—	88	170	—	9	47	55	100	96	540	80	129	492	1102	1410	1040	775	476	—	—
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	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	258	27	0	17	99	5	5	5	385	86	22	126	446	446	385	98	98	98	5	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga		Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point		Mzimpuni	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point				Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		4	3	3	3	4	4	3		3	3	4				5	6	5	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	9	8	9	7	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Albatross South Africa	Blackfellows Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	8	7	6	6	6	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6

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