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Hullets Reef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8PM is: 7.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 25ft (7.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 23ft (7.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hullets Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | |
12742 | 17233 | 14821 | 15475 | 14672 | 15170 | 15182 | 12542 | 10890 | 9107 | 8552 | 7601 | 6847 | 6020 | 5676 | 4100 | 3922 | 5584 | 5374 | 5230 | 4937 | 4248 | 3863 | 3280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.26m | 6:13AM1.26m | 6:51PM1.18m | 6:56AM1.16m | 7:54PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.35m | 00:07AM0.48m | 12:33PM0.43m | 00:52AM0.58m | 1:24PM0.51m | 2:02AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 103 | 58 | 174 | 171 | 56 | — | 5584 | 5900 | 31 | 138 | 132 | 7601 | 6847 | 6020 | 5676 | 4100 | 3922 | 5584 | 5374 | 5230 | 4937 | 4248 | 3863 | 3280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 91 | 89 | 56 | 56 | — | — | 215 | 13 | — | 67 | 91 | 137 | 209 | 293 | 257 | 427 | 241 | 234 | 209 | 823 | 813 | 588 | 784 | 773 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | SW 13 | SSE 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | E 11 | WSW 12 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 56 | 38 | 61 | 249 | 317 | 243 | 318 | 209 | 83 | 123 | 35 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12742 | 17233 | 14821 | 15475 | 14672 | 15170 | 15182 | 12542 | 10890 | 9107 | 8552 | 2380 | — | — | 778 | 539 | 518 | 508 | — | 202 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 203 | 77 | 203 | 69 | 203 | 338 | 362 | 503 | 250 | 553 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 134 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
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