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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

22.8°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	165	165	133	255	178	348	341	341	341	305	273	273	245	210	195	200	306	471	531	610	516
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			4:48PM1.73m					5:10AM1.57m				5:27PM1.61m				5:51AM1.46m				6:09PM1.45m
Low Tide	10:33AM0.04m					11:01PM0.05m				11:12AM0.13m				11:40PM0.16m				11:55AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	20	19	19	18	17	19	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	19	22	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	19	19	18	18	19	18	16	18	18	17	15	15	15	14	15	16	18	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	165	165	133	255	178	348	341	341	341	305	273	273	245	208	181	181	128	120	103	120	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	78	76	65	62	61	45	51	34	74	85	121	66	62	89	33	33	53	32	52	46	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SE 10	SSW 10	SE 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 12	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 10	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 8	—	SSW 16
kJ	6	6	94	10	94	12	12	12	4	4	5	37	70	4	62	61	29	29	1	—	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	77	—	—	—	60	69	179	206	230	210	195	200	306	471	531	610	516
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	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	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	170	258	305	0	0	0	0	298	628	305	305	305	309	346	321	386	446	446	691	418	418
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda			Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	2			2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3
Header Global	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Barrancon Chile	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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