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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
0
3
4
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
11
1
SSW
12
2.4
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1801
295
338
279
279
218
273
360
255
236
331
582
323
1240
1169
815
249
173
164
161
158
123
495
1967
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
0
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12AM1.58m
4:33PM1.47m
4:40AM1.52m
5:02PM1.42m
5:09AM1.44m
5:32PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.14m
10:31PM0.24m
10:52AM0.20m
11:00PM0.30m
11:21AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:37
5:37
5:36
1
1
2
4
13
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
23
24
23
22
21
19
19
21
20
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
18
17
15
17
20
21
23
21
19
17
18
20
16
13
13
13
14
13
12
14
13
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1
SSW
12
2.4
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1801
1254
980
755
530
494
494
450
441
1111
485
582
743
313
1169
815
610
904
822
769
756
769
769
1967
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1
SSW
12
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
242
295
338
279
279
218
174
164
255
236
303
408
323
125
254
236
186
173
164
161
158
123
495
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
E
6
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
32
50
79
132
127
161
273
360
127
127
331
241
162
13
183
245
249
12
12
12
12
11
10
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
2.4
SW
10
0.6
SSE
3
0.9
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
6
17
13
16
1240
8
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
3
3
4
43
18
43
0
0
3
15
0
0
134
133
0
18
2
0
18
18
0
0
0
133
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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