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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
24.4° 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 2AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)881616151414998888888878889107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)933763635688530431347297258245239201205177177217439431507691534639556372
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
20
NE
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
E
20
E
30
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
20
NE
5
W
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.96
12:04PM
1.11
1:04AM
1.02
1:21PM
1.18
2:03AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
0.68
5:05AM
0.69
6:47PM
0.63
6:52AM
0.65
7:51PM
0.54
7:56AM
0.56
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:09-------5:11-------5:11--
Sunset7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272524232325272625242323232527272724242424242425
Feels °C (?)242723222124272627262524242827262524252821191820
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