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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 28 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
E
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1211115888811131312111112111111911111166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14012825489124131103100158454462328176128199186183183181158156150144141
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
1.19
1:51AM
1.35
2:07PM
1.34
2:28AM
1.52
2:41PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.56
7:35PM
0.44
8:07AM
0.39
8:13PM
0.29
8:41AM
0.25
8:44PM
0.17
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:13------
Sunset----6:05-------6:02-------6:01---
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----232------1112211---1
Temp. °C242625242221212221212322222221212122242424232323
Feels °C (?)262823222021222322222522232423232425262323212222
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