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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.8
ENE
0.9
SSW
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131616161514141481388888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3513562892933563173123424024083411023950856800659447382257284284517277223
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
1.70
3:49AM
1.58
3:58PM
1.69
4:14AM
1.57
4:23PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.11
9:44PM
0.07
9:47AM
0.11
10:08PM
0.08
10:12AM
0.13
10:32PM
0.11
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-5:16-------5:16-------5:15------
Sunset----6:19-------6:20-------6:20---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151720212018171716192122222122222228333127222020
Feels °C (?)141618181716171816191918192122212025323028201716
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 58 km from Hole-in-the-Wall (fresh winds from the NNE at ASCATB30E32S 58 km from Hole-in-the-Wall). 1.7m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 4s local chop from the ENE and a 0.7m 5s windswell from the E. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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