Hole-in-the-Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is

21.3°C

Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Mon morning).
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 13	S 14	S 14	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	267	444	374	368	394	571	513	890	757	825	193	230	309	560	1440	1756	1608	1397	1011	888	690	333	333
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			2:02PM1.58m				2:22AM1.44m				2:34PM1.63m				2:54AM1.50m				3:04PM1.66m				3:24AM1.54m
Low Tide					8:19PM0.21m				8:19AM0.22m				8:49PM0.14m				8:51AM0.17m				9:17PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	6:35
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	9	7	8	7	2	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	20	19	17	16	16	16	15	15	17	18	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	20	20	19	19	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	14	14	14	11	13	15	15	15	15	14	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 13	S 14	S 14	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	E 7	E 7
kJ	190	82	44	368	394	571	513	824	33	33	193	230	309	560	1440	1756	1608	1397	1011	888	690	117	240
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	SSW 14	E 8	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	ENE 9	E 7	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	106	147	27	38	37	32	217	34	—	—	33	31	31	21	33	34	50	34	27	104	104	333	333
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	—	ENE 11	ENE 8	SSW 15	NE 8	E 9	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	S 8
kJ	127	—	22	24	89	17	39	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	—	E 7	E 6
kJ	267	444	374	—	—	—	—	890	757	825	187	170	128	108	—	—	—	96	79	—	—	209	175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Senoritas KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	3	1	3	4	4	2	1	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	579	1008	98	22	0	0	0	17	254	254	98	22	461	460	98	22	983	41	254	254	53	53	53
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast			Barbel Point	Whacky Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)			Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point			Barbel Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)		Mzimpuni			Mzimpuni	Mzimpuni	Mzimpuni
Rating (10 max)			3	4	5	5	4	4			2	4			4	4		4			3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	2	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Cojo United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Fullers United States
Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8

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