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

Lat Long: 32.05° S 29.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

20.1° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	1	1	0	3	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 10	SW 10	E 11	E 10	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	580	580	514	535	639	663	588	865	724	375	354	303	290	284	239	239	237	237	269	304	243	192	158	156
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	SSW	S	SSE	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	S	SSE	SE	NNW	N	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:42PM1.68m				4:55AM1.65m					5:23PM1.71m				5:33AM1.60m				6:02PM1.68m				6:10AM1.52m
Low Tide	10:26AM0.02m				10:48PM0.11m					11:05AM0.00m				11:30PM0.13m				11:42AM0.03m				00:10AM0.19m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	20	19	18	17	17	17	16	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	20	20	19	18	16	16	16	18
Feels °C	16	19	17	17	16	15	15	14	18	19	18	17	15	15	14	14	19	18	19	18	15	14	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	580	580	514	535	639	663	588	517	442	375	354	290	290	284	239	239	237	237	196	304	243	192	158	156
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 4	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	16	8	8	10	20	73	144	176	147	90	330	303	277	219	175	125	154	158	269	196	196	190	155	109
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 12	SSE 10	SSW 16	SW 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 10	S 10	S 10	SW 15	S 9	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14
kJ	7	11	10	10	9	9	6	9	26	34	11	4	4	2	2	33	2	—	—	—	19	39	68	129
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	SSW 6	—	—	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4
kJ	3	5	6	—	80	—	—	865	724	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile 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	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) 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	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) 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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	22	17	22	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	22	0	0	0	0	0	17	22	86	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Whacky Point	Whacky Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	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	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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