Hullets Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is

18.4° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 1PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Evening (27 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Wed night).
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	0	1	1	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1290	1065	1150	1767	5302	3894	6872	6618	5620	4985	3135	2746	2541	2390	2171	1970	1637	1474	1387	1299	1218	1327	1327
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide					3:01PM1.32m				3:06AM1.41m				3:32PM1.43m				3:36AM1.49m				4:02PM1.51m
Low Tide			8:51AM0.33m				9:01PM0.39m				9:21AM0.24m				9:33PM0.30m				9:49AM0.16m				10:04PM0.24m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	4	2	4	1	—	1	3	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	16	16	14	15	15	15	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	16	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	9	10	11	11	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	10	11	9	9	10	11	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1290	1065	1150	1767	5302	3894	6872	6618	5620	4985	3135	2746	2541	2390	2171	1970	1637	1474	1387	1299	1218	1327	1327
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 20	E 8	SSW 18	E 9	ENE 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	—	SSE 8	—	SSE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	—	—	SE 7	E 9
kJ	18	407	597	152	21	1471	6	15	7	7	6	14	—	143	—	132	251	282	189	—	—	56	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 7	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	25	28	19	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 4	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	E 6	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7
kJ	31	166	218	185	460	—	—	—	—	—	306	266	346	246	255	88	338	—	353	415	376	208	198
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Robberg Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	3	4	4	4	3	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	77	134	133	133	18	366	190	190	18	190	190	586	190	43	190	172	43	133	175	436	190	172	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)				Super Tubes				Albatross					Van Stadens Mouth			Van Stadens Mouth						Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3				5				4					4			4						4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	3	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Antiques Maldives	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	5	6	4	4	4

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