Hullets Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is

19.2° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	4	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SSW 14	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	3285	2724	2271	2172	2381	2601	2561	2345	2166	2011	1693	1381	1271	1070	907	923	826	1385	1249	1319	2201	4800	2721	6304
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	W	SW	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross	cross
High Tide	00:55AM1.14m				1:43PM1.11m				1:51AM1.23m					2:26PM1.22m				2:31AM1.33m				3:01PM1.32m
Low Tide			7:31AM0.54m				7:41PM0.58m					8:16AM0.44m				8:25PM0.48m				8:51AM0.33m				9:01PM0.39m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	2
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	14	14	15	15	17	21	21	20	19	18	16	16	18	18	16	16	16
Feels °C	13	11	11	13	15	15	12	11	11	12	11	13	18	18	19	17	14	11	10	13	12	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SSW 14	SSW 16
kJ	3285	2724	2271	2172	2381	2601	2561	2345	2166	2011	1693	1381	1271	1070	907	923	826	1385	1249	1319	2201	4800	2721	6304
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 20	E 8	SSW 18	—
kJ	82	56	136	138	120	120	104	102	86	64	295	481	481	417	553	362	479	10	407	643	221	19	1471	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	E 5	ESE 9	E 7	E 7	E 8	—	ENE 8	—
kJ	48	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	64	55	37	33	32	20	8	15	24	27	18	—	12	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	W 3	W 5	WSW 5	—	—	E 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	102	96	71	71	5	5	—	—	—	7	54	52	—	—	11	12
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5
Distance (km)	0	2	0	0	0	69	62	43	9	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	2	18	18	134	134	133	133	190
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Groenvlei Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5

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