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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 1PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
3
3
3
0
2
3
3
2
4
4
5
5
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4998
4725
4619
4612
4767
4419
4451
3887
5563
5516
4260
3677
3150
3165
2165
1743
1332
1071
811
671
1045
4677
5233
5030
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
S
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05PM1.37m
2:17AM1.57m
2:37PM1.44m
2:47AM1.62m
3:07PM1.48m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.26m
8:04PM0.27m
8:36AM0.18m
8:35PM0.22m
9:04AM0.13m
9:05PM0.19m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:43
5:42
5:39
5:38
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
7
7
7
6
8
10
9
9
9
10
13
15
15
16
13
12
12
14
17
15
15
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
20
19
19
18
18
4419
4451
3887
5563
5516
4260
3677
3150
3165
2165
1743
1332
1071
811
671
1045
4677
5233
5030
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
0.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
357
341
262
102
246
208
196
451
519
651
423
346
222
143
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
18
36
54
60
245
198
337
193
193
80
589
16
18
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.8
W
4
Energy kJ
4998
4725
4619
4612
4767
666
590
5
8
8
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
1
Distance (km)
172
134
135
250
134
18
15
15
9
4
0
0
78
62
43
4
18
4
0
0
0
15
15
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
9
8
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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