Hullets Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is

16.3°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	767	763	702	469	380	380	374	320	530	688	487	827	1319	1298	1279	1275	1067	1473	1229	1026	710	752	1183
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide					5:00PM1.74m					5:19AM1.54m				5:36PM1.62m				5:57AM1.42m				6:16PM1.46m
Low Tide			10:46AM0.03m					11:14PM0.06m				11:20AM0.13m				11:51PM0.17m				11:59AM0.26m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	18	19	18	17	16	16	17	22	28	28	27	26	26
Feels °C	13	11	11	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	11	11	10	10	10	11	12	18	25	24	22	21	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 8	SE 11	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 11	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SW 12	E 9
kJ	767	763	702	469	326	232	184	320	273	269	335	399	375	307	337	288	1067	923	804	654	158	148	753
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SE 11	SE 10	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 11	SE 10	SW 12
kJ	428	367	278	202	380	380	374	119	73	147	175	459	336	313	299	308	205	242	242	163	71	52	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	SE 10
kJ	—	—	55	102	102	135	19	56	108	173	251	—	—	—	—	—	299	142	116	94	—	—	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	43	85	154	214	301	530	688	487	827	1319	1298	1279	1275	—	1473	1229	1026	710	752	1183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	43	164	553	553	553	190	190	190	190	164	175	172	190	190	133	133	133	43	4	43	133	43	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Van Stadens Mouth																	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth		Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4																	4	4	4		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fullers United States	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Anael France
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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