Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (32.05° S 29.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (31 May):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	-	-
Afternoon (31 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (31 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).
	Sat 30			Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tue 2
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	183	154	154	151	147	133	131	131	212	186	178	120	113	148	156	138	126	120	127	76	85	84	77	73
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on
High Tide	3:20PM1.42m				3:29AM1.52m				3:52PM1.44m				4:00AM1.51m				4:24PM1.44m				4:32AM1.49m
Low Tide			9:17PM0.28m				9:41AM0.20m				9:49PM0.27m				10:12AM0.20m				10:22PM0.28m				10:44AM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—
	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	17	16	16	20	22	20	19	19	19	19	19	25	25	22	22	22	21	21	21	27	22
Feels °C	18	17	17	17	15	15	17	19	17	17	18	17	16	16	22	23	20	20	19	18	18	18	24	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 16	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 9	E 9
kJ	130	123	107	101	84	67	55	55	212	186	67	43	24	26	156	138	126	61	78	53	40	69	37	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 9	SW 13	ENE 6	SE 8
kJ	183	154	154	151	147	133	131	131	35	35	178	120	113	148	31	30	29	120	81	76	37	84	19	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 3	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	ESE 10	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 13	SE 8	SW 12	SW 14
kJ	4	4	4	1	5	11	11	—	—	9	36	39	44	31	22	22	22	23	23	23	85	14	77	69
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 2	NNE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	SSW 5
kJ	—	1	1	2	1	3	5	24	59	77	110	69	61	47	25	40	45	119	127	120	95	—	—	70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Hole-in-the-Wall 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	305	0	0	0	0	0	250	305	305	117	0	0	0	0	0	170	170	0	0	0	0	0	0	305
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast		Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Queensberry Bay				Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Queensberry Bay	Glen Eden	Igoda	Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)
Rating (10 max)		3	3	2	2	2				3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4	2
Header Global	Maraa French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Boners United States	Haapiti French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Cabo Blanco Costa Rica	Chameau Mauritius	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Hicks Bay New Zealand	Hicks Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7	6

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