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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
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)
3
2
4
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
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
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
12
1.2
SW
13
0.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5269
3516
2946
2659
2116
1838
1514
1736
1617
1387
1182
996
791
456
363
289
231
233
233
189
250
210
501
268
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:40PM1.53m
2:54AM1.76m
3:22PM1.59m
3:36AM1.77m
4:04PM1.60m
4:19AM1.73m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.05m
8:38PM0.11m
9:14AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.07m
9:55AM-0.02m
10:06PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
20
22
19
18
18
17
17
17
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
15
16
18
20
17
15
15
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
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
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
5269
3516
2946
2659
2116
1838
1514
1736
1617
1387
1182
996
791
691
617
582
538
513
436
378
384
410
501
572
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
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
1.1
S
11
1
E
7
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
12
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
Energy kJ
93
94
1301
995
828
857
785
1355
1054
833
722
628
547
456
363
289
89
233
233
189
250
210
324
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
E
5
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
S
11
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
147
183
276
492
58
77
85
231
70
56
43
40
29
29
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
11
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
6
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
940
18
29
45
124
1
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
18
18
18
2
0
3
4
4
43
172
172
133
133
43
4
3
3
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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