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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.1
S
18
2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1439
1155
895
698
483
803
2213
2545
2351
2197
1614
1464
1207
1004
975
744
841
774
807
834
730
589
503
404
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
E
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
15
SE
5
SE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12PM1.50m
3:22AM1.65m
3:40PM1.53m
3:49AM1.65m
4:07PM1.53m
4:16AM1.61m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.15m
9:09PM0.17m
9:34AM0.11m
9:37PM0.16m
10:00AM0.11m
10:05PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
Temp °C
20
22
21
21
20
19
20
19
22
21
21
20
18
18
19
20
26
23
22
20
19
18
18
20
18
20
18
18
18
18
19
17
19
19
21
20
18
17
18
18
25
21
22
19
19
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
1439
1155
895
698
483
396
2213
2545
2351
2197
1614
1464
1207
1004
975
744
841
774
807
834
730
589
503
404
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
S
18
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
100
142
123
121
163
803
238
148
92
45
23
16
17
20
32
183
129
82
17
17
129
17
107
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
E
10
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
9
0.5
S
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
34
9
10
31
22
75
63
52
46
18
37
18
16
16
16
12
7
4
7
113
17
7
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.5
NW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
18
18
19
14
51
4
27
6
10
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
13
22
386
254
0
0
0
0
0
0
305
13
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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