Hullets Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is

18.3° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 7	SSW 10	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	359	353	339	276	265	481	445	398	385	349	383	391	333	333	332	287	288	251	216	220	760	1017	1010	1105
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	NE	N	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:09PM1.51m				3:24AM1.63m				3:55PM1.62m				4:09AM1.65m				4:38PM1.69m
Low Tide			8:57AM0.13m				9:14PM0.18m				9:42AM0.05m				10:03PM0.11m				10:24AM-0.00m				10:48PM0.09m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	18	18	17	16	16	15	16	15	17	17	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	11	12	13	15	14	14	15	15	15	13	16	15	14	13	13	12	13	12	14	13	14	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10
kJ	359	245	238	220	222	350	445	398	385	349	383	391	333	333	332	287	288	251	216	220	760	1017	1010	918
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 10	E 10	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	8	353	291	276	10	163	133	130	127	100	98	63	60	42	33	61	58	54	53	53	181	146	661	1105
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 17	SW 17	E 10	E 10
kJ	9	8	21	8	20	48	48	43	29	28	27	42	28	41	61	22	38	33	33	19	148	350	149	121
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	E 7	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	—	—	—
kJ	277	—	339	—	265	481	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	4	5	11	23	42	75	124	194	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis 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)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Kitchen Windows Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	4	4
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	133	43	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	9	3	9	3	9	0	17	3	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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