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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.0° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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)	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	650	702	368	283	297	311	347	431	486	553	420	475	572	464	500	621	650	580	588	539	549	561	522	533
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	SE	SE	E	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			2:22PM1.36m				2:41AM1.54m				3:13PM1.49m				3:30AM1.62m				3:59PM1.60m				4:14AM1.65m
Low Tide	8:09AM0.29m				8:22PM0.30m				9:00AM0.18m				9:16PM0.20m				9:45AM0.08m				10:04PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	5:15
mm	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	17	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	17
Feels °C	17	16	16	15	14	15	14	14	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	20	19	19	17	16	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	S 11	S 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10
kJ	650	702	155	212	204	233	232	276	345	337	184	138	430	308	500	621	650	580	588	539	549	561	522	533
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 9	S 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9
kJ	26	27	368	283	273	268	251	251	194	198	6	28	100	206	34	47	28	41	27	15	31	30	19	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	—	ENE 9	E 8	E 9	S 15	SW 16	S 11	S 13	—	—	SSE 8	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSE 8	S 20	S 9	SSE 9
kJ	3	—	16	12	15	17	10	2	55	—	—	26	102	86	41	27	26	28	25	26	7	7	14	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 7	ENE 6	NE 5	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	18	6	18	297	311	347	431	486	553	420	475	572	464	287	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni 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	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame 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	Whispering Waves 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
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	97	305	27	86	0	0	0	0	27	305	170	97	13	0	0	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point		Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays	Yellow sands Point	Double Mouth	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Glen Eden	Igoda		Igoda	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	4		3	3	4	3	4	4	4		3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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