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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

17.8°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 (18 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Evening (18 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	857	588	953	874	792	656	939	900	950	865	786	700	621	548	525	497	485	497	289	297	451	491	413	309
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NW	NW	N	NE	NE	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			6:49AM1.13m				7:04PM1.12m				7:25AM0.98m				7:59PM0.97m						12:13PM0.92m
Low Tide	00:49AM0.51m				12:53PM0.58m				1:27AM0.65m				1:35PM0.74m					3:49AM0.77m					6:19PM0.79m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	3	3	4	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	22	23	23	22	21
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	16	17	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	23	23	23	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSE 8	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	526	280	91	874	792	656	656	90	84	123	121	183	133	101	525	390	381	329	289	297	258	258	258	224
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSW 12	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	327	127	—	232	204	169	143	87	126	68	46	75	12	12	96	60	56	52	108	229	451	491	413	282
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	—	—	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	131	—	—	87	115	125	125	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	26	51	48	47	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 8	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8
kJ	857	588	953	—	—	—	939	900	950	865	786	700	621	548	73	497	485	497	—	—	—	—	301	309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Milnerton Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Garfield Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda 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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	516	628	628	628	1010	628	305	305	117	277	277	250	205	170	0	0	0	0	0	0	305	53	0	0
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Rating (10 max)									4					4	4	4	4	3	4	4		3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point 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	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	8	7	5	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	9	9

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