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 1 pm Sunday 24 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 22.9° 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: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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 Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 24					Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	79	74	95	91	90	88	83	80	100	74	74	92	106	176	422	463	334	250	116	83	73	56	52	107
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	S	SSW	SW	W	WSW	W	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide	10:25AM1.08m					11:19PM1.27m				11:48AM1.11m				00:21AM1.33m				12:49PM1.17m				1:09AM1.39m
Low Tide			4:31PM0.53m					5:50AM0.56m				5:47PM0.51m				6:49AM0.48m				6:44PM0.46m				7:32AM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—
	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	20	19	18	17	17	18	20	22	21	20	19	20	20	21	27	23	21	20	19	20	19	19
Feels °C	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	18	19	20	19	19	17	18	17	18	26	20	20	20	19	21	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 15	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	SSW 6	ENE 7	SSW 11
kJ	49	74	95	91	90	88	83	80	100	74	74	74	40	59	85	90	334	66	48	45	33	17	26	107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SW 16	SSW 15	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	ENE 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ENE 7	SSW 6	ENE 7
kJ	79	48	48	47	30	48	46	29	29	28	64	92	74	176	422	463	79	250	116	83	73	26	19	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	S 7	SSW 6	SW 12	ENE 3	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	SW 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 11
kJ	15	14	13	39	2	43	26	26	26	25	15	15	104	54	52	35	33	21	21	16	23	56	52	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SW 5	SSW 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	4	3	1	1	1	4	19	36	106	132	226	—	—	—	3	5	14	39	43	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda 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	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mdumbe 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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	53	250	170	0	0	0	0	0	27	305	305	53	0	0	0	0	0	305	17	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda		Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Igoda			Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Cintsa East		Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Queensberry Bay	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	2	2	2	1	2			3	4	4	4	4	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Papatowai New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Arrawarra Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Boneyard Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Maraa French Polynesia	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	6	7	7	7	9

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