Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SAST
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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 10PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
7
7
7
5
6
7
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1
S
18
2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3174
5756
6090
6307
5295
6934
7026
6184
5417
4258
3347
2887
2446
1850
1439
1141
895
698
483
683
2239
2545
2383
2197
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
ENE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
2:11PM1.37m
2:25AM1.58m
2:43PM1.45m
2:54AM1.63m
3:12PM1.50m
3:22AM1.65m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.27m
8:40AM0.21m
8:40PM0.21m
9:07AM0.15m
9:09PM0.17m
9:34AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
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6:33
6:33
6:35
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5:28
5:27
5:27
5:25
1
Temp °C
20
17
16
15
14
15
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
21
21
21
21
19
20
19
21
22
11
9
9
9
8
10
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
13
17
19
20
18
19
18
18
18
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
71
3471
3919
4243
5295
6934
7026
6184
5417
4258
3347
2887
2446
1850
1439
1141
895
698
483
388
2239
2545
2383
2197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
1
S
18
1
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
S
9
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
50
49
49
49
48
48
31
30
29
28
28
28
53
100
142
123
121
158
683
229
125
113
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
61
30
59
87
7
9
16
18
15
151
54
11
48
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
0.6
ENE
11
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3174
5756
6090
6307
75
19
20
35
28
18
25
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
9
8
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
306
691
579
254
37
11
11
11
11
17
386
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
9
8
9
8
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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