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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 06 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average 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 6AM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (06 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131418181616161615151514151514141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75011911944192215241261343639512887203817141517165916591773181716101610140012511155972799690
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
1.53
5:45PM
1.41
5:55AM
1.42
6:11PM
1.29
6:20AM
1.29
6:40PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
0.20
11:40AM
0.23
11:47PM
0.30
12:06PM
0.34
12:13AM
0.43
12:36PM
0.46
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise---6:16-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C222119192122222018171718212121201918181923252322
Feels °C (?)231814141617171615141517202020191817181921222020
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