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Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
422 | 387 | 334 | 200 | 116 | 83 | 73 | 75 | 159 | 58 | 90 | 58 | 56 | 38 | 34 | 60 | 140 | 280 | 270 | 261 | 193 | 264 | 343 | 532 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.17m | 1:09AM1.39m | 1:35PM1.25m | 1:48AM1.44m | 2:14PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.48m | 6:44PM0.46m | 7:32AM0.40m | 7:30PM0.41m | 8:08AM0.32m | 8:08PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 66 | 387 | 334 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 37 | 58 | 90 | 58 | 56 | 38 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 280 | 270 | 261 | 193 | 264 | 343 | 532 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 19 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 422 | 70 | 55 | 200 | 116 | 83 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 140 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SE 10 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 73 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 16 | 60 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 184 | — | — | — | 11 | 24 | 57 | 75 | 159 | — | — | 35 | 23 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 250 | 170 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 26 |
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