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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 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
24.3° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)101212121211778888666131213161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65774168346131713818128048145631420614416026120561810129715311220956822722630
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
E
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
10
NW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
S
20
S
5
SSE
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
5
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
1.68
4:37AM
1.83
4:56PM
1.64
5:13AM
1.73
5:34PM
1.55
5:52AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
-0.03
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.03
11:26AM
0.07
11:37PM
0.15
12:05PM
0.20
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:28--
Sunset5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222019191919242726262824222325242320201918182323
Feels °C (?)181816151617222424272117141416161918181615162321
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