Hullets Reef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 SAST
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Hullets Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hullets Reef today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 8PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (30 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (30 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Hullets Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1514
1299
1259
1003
841
761
761
833
1042
1083
970
884
805
723
604
497
497
533
675
726
882
1149
1082
32
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:17PM1.40m
3:24AM1.50m
3:49PM1.42m
3:56AM1.49m
4:22PM1.42m
4:28AM1.47m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.22m
9:14PM0.30m
9:39AM0.20m
9:47PM0.29m
10:10AM0.20m
10:20PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
23
25
24
25
25
24
24
24
26
24
22
21
18
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
16
21
23
22
22
22
21
20
22
25
23
21
20
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
1514
1299
1259
1003
841
761
761
833
1042
1083
970
884
805
723
604
497
497
533
675
726
882
1149
1082
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
18
59
53
61
62
47
57
56
94
83
74
82
77
79
81
83
83
44
34
26
33
30
32
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
7
23
116
116
160
178
22
22
20
12
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
WSW
4
2.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
112
86
58
20
1447
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
9
43
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
133
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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