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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.9° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 7AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Evening (30 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	0	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	0	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	580	645	660	727	675	734	690	649	649	690	719	664	626	626	591	591	559	543	543	554	566	638	692	807
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		4:12AM1.55m				4:36PM1.59m				4:40AM1.59m					5:04PM1.64m				5:09AM1.59m				5:32PM1.66m
Low Tide				10:22AM0.10m				10:37PM0.20m				10:49AM0.06m					11:07PM0.17m				11:17AM0.05m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	1	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	15	14	14	13	13	16	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	15	13	12	12	11	11	13	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	580	645	660	727	675	734	690	649	649	690	719	664	626	626	591	591	559	543	543	554	566	638	692	807
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	405	394	446	474	402	402	299	290	286	282	277	147	268	206	113	109	36	35	51	43	43	31	29	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	—	—	SSW 16	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	—	W 18	—	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	144	—	—	50	—	42	20	—	—	6	—	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays 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	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	17	22	13	22	396	22	5	17	5	5	0	606	628	170	27	0	0	0	0	27	614	574	86	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point		Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Igoda				Mbotyi	Queensberry Bay	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Queensberry Bay	Mbotyi			Mbotyi	Mpame
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3				3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
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	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6	9	8	7	6

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