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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 09 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
24.6° 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 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
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
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111110151514141416151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43235328928923217012511986855855601071039793122116110106152145143
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
E
15
E
15
S
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offoffoffoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
1.15
7:27PM
1.03
7:47AM
1.02
10:20PM
0.95
11:18AM
0.98
12:35AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.60
1:33AM
0.71
2:54PM
0.71
4:38AM
0.79
5:51PM
0.66
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise-6:18-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset----5:50-------5:49-------5:46---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232530282625252323242828262525242425272725232323
Feels °C (?)222430272727272424252928272627242426272626232525
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