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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 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 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212867771110888811121212111212111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23321017221021327316614625432012713112198401415493380173254242186173193
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
N
10
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossonononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.05
1:00AM
1.16
1:23PM
1.19
1:51AM
1.35
2:07PM
1.34
2:28AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.61
7:21AM
0.56
7:35PM
0.44
8:07AM
0.39
8:13PM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset--6:06-------6:05-------6:02-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------52--------1123
Temp. °C242725272626252726242221212121212222222121212121
Feels °C (?)252827312929272925221921212121222322232324242424
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