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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hullets Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 1PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
1
3
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.7
S
11
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1514
1736
1617
1387
1182
996
791
456
363
342
231
235
233
182
246
206
509
501
110
632
501
924
984
865
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
20
E
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:22PM1.59m
3:36AM1.77m
4:04PM1.60m
4:19AM1.73m
4:48PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:14AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.07m
9:55AM-0.02m
10:06PM0.07m
10:37AM0.02m
10:52PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:24
5:24
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
20
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
15
14
14
15
14
14
12
13
15
15
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
20
19
18
17
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1514
1736
1617
1387
1182
996
791
691
617
582
538
496
436
378
384
410
509
501
572
632
501
924
984
252
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
11
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
785
1355
1054
833
714
628
547
456
363
342
231
235
233
182
246
206
324
268
110
216
137
46
161
865
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
0.6
SE
6
0.4
S
14
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
492
21
63
61
66
70
66
53
40
40
32
32
33
22
23
229
99
64
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
E
5
1
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
0.5
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
12
20
43
56
53
4
10
25
39
160
23
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
3
4
43
172
172
133
133
9
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
43
4
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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