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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.8° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 3PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	8s
Evening (28 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	1	1	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	E 10	SSE 8	SE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	877	651	620	730	686	537	443	734	694	547	419	347	343	435	339	405	394	554	640	788	744	703	626
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:38PM1.42m				3:43AM1.50m				4:08PM1.51m				4:12AM1.55m				4:36PM1.59m
Low Tide			9:26AM0.26m				9:37PM0.31m				9:55AM0.17m				10:08PM0.24m				10:22AM0.10m				10:37PM0.20m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	10	8	7	9	1	1	1	3	2	5	6	3	3	2	1	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	1
Temp °C	17	16	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	16	17	15	15
Feels °C	14	12	12	12	13	11	12	11	11	12	11	13	13	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	181	651	620	596	686	400	392	734	694	547	381	343	343	435	315	349	290	554	640	788	744	703	626
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	E 10	ENE 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSW 15	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	877	16	28	26	468	537	443	437	431	419	307	307	288	334	268	405	394	446	474	402	367	362	290
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	S 11	—	E 9	E 9	S 13	—	S 12	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 9	SSW 15	E 10	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	12	11	9	—	25	26	3	—	3	122	419	347	312	113	339	115	137	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	411	522	556	730	—	173	220	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	4	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	26	203	628	628	628	628	628	203	170	203	219	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17	98	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Second Beach (Port St Johns)											Hole-in-the-Wall	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	4											3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma 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	Yzerfontein West 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	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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