Hole-in-the-Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is

21.5° C

Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Sun 26					Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	2	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	476	288	283	233	582	237	305	233	669	922	235	223	277	867	877	651	620	620	644	541	560
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			2:31PM1.20m				2:39AM1.32m				3:07PM1.32m				3:13AM1.42m				3:38PM1.42m
Low Tide	8:19AM0.47m				8:28PM0.49m				8:55AM0.36m				9:05PM0.40m				9:26AM0.26m				9:37PM0.31m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	1	4	11	9	8	4	2
Temp °C	19	21	19	18	18	18	18	19	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	15	16	15	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	15	10	11	9	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSE 8
kJ	476	288	283	233	133	128	118	97	99	85	71	133	277	867	877	651	620	596	644	455	560
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 12	S 6	S 7	S 7	ENE 9	E 9	SSW 15	E 9	SSW 15
kJ	132	93	74	206	582	237	305	233	257	53	145	223	123	119	85	116	29	24	468	27	443
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	SE 8	SE 9	SSW 12	SE 8	SSW 11	SE 8	ESE 8	SSW 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	E 10	S 11	NE 6	E 9	S 13	E 10
kJ	5	179	211	45	26	106	18	40	11	6	147	50	48	21	12	16	22	6	26	3	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 6	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 8	—	SSE 8	—
kJ	8	19	74	127	271	351	—	—	669	922	235	198	141	—	—	—	298	620	—	541	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) 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	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	170	396	387	117	0	0	0	0	70	305	365	22	5	5	5	22	254	628	254	5	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kidds Beach			Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Periwinkles	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Mntafufu			Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Queensberry Bay	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Mzimpuni				Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)
Rating (10 max)	3			4	4	4	3	3	2			4	4	4	3	3				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	5

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