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 Wednesday 20 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 23.3° 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 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (21 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (21 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	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 Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 20			Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
	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	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 12	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSW 12	SSW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	231	238	271	276	211	184	102	86	158	153	190	187	171	150	138	131	135	115	127	89	116	84	180	101
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	S	ESE	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on
High Tide		6:22PM1.45m				6:39AM1.38m				7:20PM1.36m				7:36AM1.24m					8:31PM1.28m				8:51AM1.12m
Low Tide				00:29AM0.33m				12:53PM0.31m				1:29AM0.47m				1:52PM0.42m					2:48AM0.58m


	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—
	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	19	18	18	21	23	21	20	20	20	20	21	24	24	21	19	19	19	18	18	20	21
Feels °C	21	20	21	19	18	18	19	20	19	19	18	18	17	18	22	22	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 9	E 13	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 10	ENE 7
kJ	231	238	271	276	211	184	102	86	52	121	190	187	171	150	127	131	135	115	94	73	51	54	92	41
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 13	E 9	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 11	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	ENE 7	E 11
kJ	63	90	92	90	104	78	76	56	85	36	119	117	114	105	138	98	82	95	127	89	116	84	54	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	E 11	E 11	E 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 9	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 11	SSE 9
kJ	81	79	53	48	30	41	64	84	44	44	25	52	95	92	87	84	97	79	72	71	94	69	84	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 4	E 6	E 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	SW 2	S 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 12	SSW 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	13	158	153	193	192	200	—	—	2	3	5	7	14	17	19	180	101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mzimpuni 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	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Millars Point Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga 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	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu 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	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	86	53	0	0	0	0	250	270	386	117	0	0	0	0	17	32	5	5	0	0	0	0	5	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni	Mbotyi	Mpame	Mpame	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)				Haga-Haga	Queensberry Bay	Glen Eden	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mbotyi	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Whacky Point	Lwandile
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3				2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	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	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Anglet - Corsaires France	Trial Harbour Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Pauba Brazil	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Itaúna Brazil	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	8	9

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