
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hullets Reef today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hullets Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1250 | 1474 | 1775 | 2201 | 2032 | 2107 | 1966 | 1775 | 1702 | 1891 | 1999 | 2563 | 4706 | 3254 | 2254 | 2011 | 2320 | 1031 | 939 | 855 | 840 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.09m | 7:43AM1.01m | 8:04PM0.98m | 10:36AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.62m | 1:15AM0.61m | 1:51PM0.74m | 3:09AM0.69m | 4:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
1250 | 1474 | 1775 | 2201 | 2032 | 2107 | 1966 | 1775 | 1702 | 1891 | 1999 | 2563 | 14 | 590 | 514 | 319 | 116 | 1031 | 939 | 855 | 840 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 7 |
22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 139 | 189 | 14 | 77 | 25 | — | — | 40 | 44 | 19 | 71 | 41 | 39 | 225 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 35 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 44 | 90 | — | 510 | 4706 | 3254 | 2254 | 2011 | 2320 | 373 | 342 | 284 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 134 | 133 | 17 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 78 | 0 | 18 | 184 | 249 | 133 | 134 | 134 | 171 | 134 | 134 | 15 | 3 |
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