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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.8°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 4PM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (13 May)21ft (6.5m)13s
Evening (13 May)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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)
0
0
6
6
7
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
6.5
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
1.6
S
15
2.5
S
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
15265
11871
9506
8464
5849
4699
4001
3368
2988
2416
2004
1745
1087
3195
4399
4851
4892
3288
2939
2257
1838
1634
1626
Wind (km/h)
60
W
55
W
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:15PM1.33m
1:30AM1.59m
1:58PM1.44m
2:12AM1.70m
2:40PM1.53m
2:54AM1.76m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.29m
7:52AM0.15m
7:54PM0.19m
8:33AM0.05m
8:38PM0.11m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:27
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
4
5
7
9
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
14
14
14
16
15
16
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.5
S
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
Energy kJ
51
29
9506
7603
5849
4699
4001
3368
2988
2416
2004
1745
990
3195
4399
4851
4892
3288
2939
2257
1838
1634
1355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
S
14
1.6
S
15
1.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
SW
14
Energy kJ
7
276
503
1087
573
68
93
69
860
713
743
702
634
1626
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
1.5
S
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
15
13
12
533
52
93
147
183
229
322
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
2.1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
15806
15265
11871
8464
1024
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
4
4
4
6
9
7
9
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
348
348
660
586
586
18
15
15
15
15
15
17
0
0
3
0
0
15
15
0
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
4
5
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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