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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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

21.5°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Evening (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Thu 15			Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	3	2	3	3	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	197	198	447	612	581	455	372	325	261	253	183	151	178	231	342	240	143	112	119
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	N	SW	W	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	WNW	N	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:41PM1.40m				5:59AM1.29m				6:07PM1.27m				6:31AM1.16m				6:39PM1.14m
Low Tide				11:52PM0.34m				12:00PM0.44m				00:23AM0.47m				12:33PM0.58m


	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	21	20	19	19	19	21	24	25	24	22	23	25	20	22	21	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	22	23	21	21	21	24	25	26	26	25	26	26	16	18	16	19	19	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 6
kJ	125	116	447	612	581	455	372	325	261	253	31	118	178	216	190	158	137	111	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	ENE 9
kJ	197	198	88	86	64	64	64	66	50	51	183	151	—	—	—	80	59	37	106
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSW 16	S 4	—	—	—	—	NE 7	—	E 4	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12
kJ	13	153	6	—	—	—	—	7	—	9	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 7	SW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	33	87	198	90	231	342	240	143	112	119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Alkantstrand KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	170	0	0	5	0	0	305	305	305	22	0	0	258	305	385	462	98	98	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast		Igoda	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga				Mzimpuni	Kidds Beach	Hole-in-the-Wall					Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4				2	2	2					1	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Jongensfontein Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	1	2	4
Header Global	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Faial - Praia do Norte Portugal	Sea Vista South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5

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