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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.1° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 6AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	993	1082	899	829	761	700	624	614	551	542	433	418	433	440	353	498	610	822	743	536	421	357	277	302
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	SW	S	SSE	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	S	SE	SE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:23AM1.30m				7:57PM1.39m					8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.26m				8:56AM1.06m				9:43PM1.15m
Low Tide	1:27AM0.38m				1:28PM0.32m					2:09AM0.49m				2:08PM0.45m				2:59AM0.59m				2:59PM0.58m


	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	19	20	18	17	15	15	14	14	17	18	17	17	17	15	14	15	19	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	12	12	12	16	17	16	16	13	14	13	12	17	17	17	17	17	14	13	13	17	19	19	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	993	1082	899	773	761	700	624	614	551	542	433	418	433	440	343	386	610	822	743	536	421	357	149	163
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 12
kJ	52	52	91	149	287	242	149	129	206	158	117	100	232	362	353	498	337	418	353	364	316	264	260	245
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	ESE 14	E 9	SSW 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SSW 13	SE 12
kJ	48	35	67	112	70	67	86	58	16	16	95	151	66	15	79	15	3	6	6	6	6	—	265	212
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	138	625	671	829	684	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	18	70	277	302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Presleys Bay 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	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	5	5	0	5	17	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	26	0	0	0	0	0	27	250	170	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point	Cintsa East	Cintsa West	Barbel Point	Lwandile	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Kidds Beach		Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Hole-in-the-Wall
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	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	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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