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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (26 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.2
ENE
1.4
E
1.6
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)99999991010999999666777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2392391962742342392052994003833271041041027694125187342327205145159191
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
1.28
8:18AM
1.38
8:32PM
1.18
9:23AM
1.34
9:52PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.44
1:46AM
0.34
2:36PM
0.49
2:42AM
0.42
3:52PM
0.52
3:56AM
0.48
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise------4:56-------4:56-------4:58-
Sunset--7:10-------7:10-------7:10-----
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thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1123211122111112332221--
Temp. °C222221202020202020202020202021222222212121212122
Feels °C (?)242219191919201918181818191820212020182021222120
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