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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

21.6° 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 (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Evening (01 Aug)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 1					Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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)	2	1	0	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	554	578	603	627	706	859	1818	1835	1837	1686	1657	1545	1358	1260	1216	1061	1042	903	734	650	573
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ENE	NE	N	N	NW	NW	NE	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:32PM1.66m				5:38AM1.56m				6:02PM1.65m				6:08AM1.51m				6:33PM1.60m
Low Tide		11:17AM0.05m				11:37PM0.17m				11:45AM0.07m				00:09AM0.20m				12:15PM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	17	18	17	16	16	15	14	15	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	15	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	15	16	15	15	15	14	11	12	17	17	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	554	578	603	627	706	859	1818	1835	1837	1686	1657	1545	1358	1260	1216	1061	1042	903	734	650	573
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	43	42	31	14	27	24	40	38	35	33	31	31	31	29	16	50	97	85	82	79	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	—	S 12	—	SW 16	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 16	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	—	—
kJ	12	12	—	12	—	10	4	14	14	13	13	13	21	53	25	16	16	7	7	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Heads Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays 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	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	27	606	574	27	0	0	0	0	5	418	86	0	0	0	0	0	27	170	305	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3			3	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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