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Hole-in-the-Wall Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is
24.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 10PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | |
455 | 924 | 773 | 669 | 334 | 536 | 261 | 200 | 183 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 212 | 188 | 180 | 121 | 113 | 146 | 154 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.38m | 2:57AM1.51m | 3:20PM1.42m | 3:29AM1.52m | 3:52PM1.44m | 4:00AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.31m | 9:11AM0.22m | 9:17PM0.28m | 9:41AM0.20m | 9:49PM0.27m | 10:12AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 |
16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 455 | 3 | 773 | 669 | 334 | 536 | 107 | 130 | 124 | 142 | 110 | 101 | 84 | 67 | 54 | 54 | 212 | 188 | 69 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 53 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 261 | 200 | 183 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 33 | 34 | 180 | 121 | 113 | 146 | 154 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 91 | 924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 74 | 104 | 114 | 108 | 107 | 135 | 75 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 628 | 98 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 305 | 305 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 205 | 305 | 305 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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