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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.4°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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (13 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 13							Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SSW 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	140	145	116	109	105	127	133	142	142	119	109	149	232	90	127	127	230	225	190	169	197	153	326
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	S	S	SSE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide					4:51PM1.64m					5:06AM1.51m				5:16PM1.53m				5:32AM1.41m				5:41PM1.40m
Low Tide			10:39AM0.11m				10:59PM0.13m					11:06AM0.20m				11:25PM0.23m				11:33AM0.31m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	22	21	20	20	19	20	19	21	24	25	24	25	24	25	22	22	23	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	16	20	20	18	20	22	19	20	20	21	23	24	22	26	24	26	22	20	21	20	19	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SSW 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	SSW 10	E 5	ENE 6	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	140	66	116	109	105	109	120	142	142	99	109	78	38	59	54	56	230	225	190	158	151	115	112
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	NE 8	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 16
kJ	83	120	41	29	42	36	31	24	109	119	79	44	28	90	127	127	40	131	142	169	197	85	326
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	ENE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSE 5	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 5	SSW 13	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SSW 16	S 5
kJ	52	59	36	37	72	127	133	107	18	52	52	6	31	25	24	18	—	—	—	—	111	153	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 10	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5
kJ	111	145	46	60	83	—	—	—	—	—	3	149	232	86	87	90	55	39	135	109	65	35	40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	17	0	98	98	22	0	32	53	26	0	250	305	250	86	53	0	5	41	385	386	70	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Lwandile	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Mzimpuni	Mngazi	Mzimpuni	Sharpleys Point				Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Whacky Point	Whacky Point	Mpande Bay			Whacky Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	3	2			2	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	7	5	9	5	5	5	5	5

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