Hullets Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is

16.3°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 4AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	5	4	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2390	2256	2760	3105	3461	4103	3824	3087	2397	2001	1852	1550	1513	1539	1687	1915	2063	1915	1778	1671	1545	1423	1201	986
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	W	NNW	N	NE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	W	SW	SW	SW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:40AM1.54m				2:54PM1.74m				3:12AM1.59m				3:24PM1.76m				3:41AM1.61m				3:52PM1.74m
Low Tide				8:42AM0.09m				9:10PM0.04m				9:12AM0.06m				9:38PM0.01m				9:41AM0.06m				10:05PM0.03m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	19	18	17	18	18	18	19	18	18	17	18
Feels °C	11	11	11	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	18	19	19	19	17	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2390	2256	2760	3105	3461	4103	3824	3087	2397	2001	1852	1550	1513	1539	1687	1915	2063	1915	1778	1671	1545	1423	1201	986
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	158	154	148	115	113	87	85	85	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	21	17	19	22	117	117	115	113
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	—	—	60	60	63	67	67	67	23	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	E 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	14	17	—	—	33	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	2	0	15	18	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	190	190	172	133	43	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Riet River	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Albatross	Albatross	Albatross	Leftovers	Boneyards	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati					Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Mtati	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Boneyards	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4					4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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