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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 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 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
2
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
13
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1556
649
575
505
814
711
628
1753
2386
2682
2792
2717
2444
2155
1756
1465
1269
1003
878
835
668
556
556
472
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM1.44m
2:20AM1.70m
2:45PM1.53m
3:00AM1.77m
3:25PM1.59m
3:41AM1.78m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.19m
8:38AM0.08m
8:42PM0.10m
9:18AM0.01m
9:24PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
15
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
19
18
17
16
17
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
13
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
1556
649
575
505
814
711
628
1753
2386
2682
2792
2717
2444
2155
1756
1465
1269
1003
878
835
668
556
556
472
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.2
E
8
0.6
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
417
365
304
5
161
360
5
5
9
9
5
6
8
8
17
54
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
6
2
4
4
18
8
8
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
24
46
5
25
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
98
117
0
0
0
0
0
22
126
5
5
0
0
0
0
170
306
305
277
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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