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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 10 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
24.1° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)111015151414141615151414141413131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585560107103979312211611015015214514313911611395938582737255
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SE
15
ENE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
10
SE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.95
11:18AM
0.98
12:35AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.71
4:38AM
0.79
5:51PM
0.66
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C282826252726252526252423222122222525242323232223
Feels °C (?)282827252524232423222324232223232727272726252425
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