Hullets Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is

17.5° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 6PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (15 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).
	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	0	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	1	0	1	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SW 8	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	211	276	1069	1186	951	1076	3298	3186	3095	2719	2221	1952	1730	1607	1645	1866	1870	1617	1215	1029	880	745	484	356
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	E	ESE	ENE	ENE	NNE	WNW	W
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	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:38PM1.69m				4:51AM1.64m					5:19PM1.71m				5:31AM1.58m				5:59PM1.68m				6:09AM1.48m
Low Tide	10:24AM-0.00m				10:48PM0.09m					11:03AM-0.00m				11:30PM0.12m				11:40AM0.04m				00:11AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—
	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	17
Feels °C	13	12	12	11	13	13	14	13	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	15	17	15	13	14	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	211	177	153	1186	951	886	3298	3186	3095	2719	2221	1952	1730	1607	1645	1866	1870	1617	1215	1029	880	745	484	356
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	E 10	SW 16	SW 15	E 10	E 10	E 11	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	S 12	S 12
kJ	53	53	143	123	574	1001	100	102	141	146	146	146	144	108	108	102	100	72	72	72	72	72	236	336
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SW 17	SSE 9	SW 17	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	33	74	9	302	125	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	36	93	114	71	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SW 8	SW 11	—	—	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	124	276	1069	—	—	1076	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	4	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	3	18	18	15	15	15	3	9	0	0	0	9	15	3	3	0	0	0	4	43	43	4	0	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Millars Point	Humewood	Super Tubes	Fence (Port Elizabeth)	Riet River	Kleinemonde	Boneyards	Boneyards	Boneyards	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Mtati	Mtati	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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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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