Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (32.05° S 29.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 May)	-	-
Afternoon (21 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (21 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 21			Friday 22								Saturday 23								Sun 24
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 6	E 13	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 7	E 12	E 7	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	E 10	SSW 13	S 12	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	123	123	212	242	290	166	138	131	132	129	127	89	116	114	84	82	82	134	116	78	75	99	137	74
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNE	NE	S	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	on
High Tide		7:20PM1.36m				7:36AM1.24m					8:31PM1.28m				8:51AM1.12m				9:57PM1.25m				10:25AM1.08m
Low Tide				1:29AM0.47m				1:52PM0.42m					2:48AM0.58m				3:06PM0.50m				4:25AM0.61m


	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—
	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	20	20	20	24	25	22	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	17	17	20	20
Feels °C	19	19	18	18	18	18	23	22	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	18	18	18	18	18	16	17	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 11	SSW 9	SSW 7	SSW 6	E 10	SSW 13	S 12	SSE 11
kJ	52	65	109	141	154	166	127	131	108	108	86	66	116	51	40	40	82	106	45	33	73	99	137	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	ENE 7	E 11	E 11	E 10	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	123	121	212	160	114	105	138	98	132	129	127	89	45	114	84	82	27	81	79	78	19	72	49	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	S 9	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 13	NE 7	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 12	SSE 12	SW 13	S 7
kJ	44	67	23	87	95	92	85	84	82	79	72	71	71	47	46	28	34	12	53	59	75	81	44	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	107	123	200	242	290	—	—	—	1	4	7	14	13	19	42	56	70	134	116	78	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Mngazi 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	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu 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	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	3
Distance (km)	387	53	53	0	0	0	0	27	17	5	0	5	0	0	5	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	11	396
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast		Mbotyi	Periwinkles	Queensberry Bay	Mbomvu	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mbotyi	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mntafufu	Cintsa East	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Second Beach (Port St Johns)
Rating (10 max)		2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Itaúna Brazil	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Burleigh Heads Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	6	7	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6

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