Hullets Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is

17.6° C

Hullets Reef 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 Hullets Reef today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).
	Sun 19			Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	4	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	560	1182	1782	1644	1360	407	407	407	932	698	580	422	487	539	1377	1903	2651	2816	2567
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	S	SE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on
High Tide		7:17PM1.50m				7:26AM1.25m				7:57PM1.37m					8:11AM1.13m				8:45PM1.24m
Low Tide				1:32AM0.38m				1:29PM0.35m					2:16AM0.49m				2:10PM0.49m


	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	15	14	14	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	14
Feels °C	12	8	9	9	8	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	14	16	15	15	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13
kJ	299	314	225	361	414	1104	821	903	932	698	580	396	341	320	1377	1903	2651	2816	2567
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	175	31	31	29	16	407	407	407	400	393	380	366	354	347	311	305	281	238	238
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SSW 12	E 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	E 10	—	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	51	17	17	18	18	17	209	187	19	81	86	422	487	539	8	—	7	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	560	1182	1782	1644	1360	1318	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Point Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	4
Distance (km)	18	134	135	15	15	15	3	15	0	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Albatross	Kleinemonde		Boneyards	Kellys Beach	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Super Tubes	Kromme Rivermouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kromme Rivermouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Noncom (Cape Recife)	Noncom (Cape Recife)	Bruces Beauties	Van Stadens Mouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)
Rating (10 max)	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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