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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
18.7° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 172mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, gales from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
6
0
!
0
0
0
0
5
6
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
6
SE
9
6.5
SSE
12
6.5
SSE
12
8
SSE
12
8.5
SE
13
7
SE
13
6.5
SSE
12
7
SSE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
173
164
161
158
173
637
1173
1170
6301
11602
11390
19804
22723
15347
12732
15678
10061
7977
9519
8615
8930
7851
6610
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SSE
30
SE
40
ESE
45
SSE
35
ESE
40
SE
50
S
35
ESE
70
S
45
SE
50
SSE
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:09AM1.44m
5:32PM1.34m
5:39AM1.35m
6:07PM1.26m
6:13AM1.26m
6:51PM1.18m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.27m
11:31PM0.39m
11:54AM0.35m
00:07AM0.48m
12:33PM0.43m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:36
5:35
5:34
1
2
3
3
10
18
21
38
5
13
4
7
5
10
7
3
6
7
3
2
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
11
14
14
12
13
15
12
11
10
12
8
7
9
2
9
6
5
4
5
8
8
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
7.5
SE
13
0.6
SW
15
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
12
0.2
SSW
18
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
Energy kJ
232
998
808
722
756
647
637
1173
1170
243
158
136
83
17881
134
10061
7977
31
8615
8930
7851
6610
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.4
WSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
249
173
164
161
158
173
647
491
405
43
90
91
89
134
56
13
67
91
137
209
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
5
12
12
12
11
11
6
31
31
90
55
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
0.4
SE
4
1.6
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
8
6
SE
9
6.5
SSE
12
6.5
SSE
12
8
SSE
12
8.5
SE
13
7
SE
13
6.5
SSE
12
7
SSE
13
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
6
SSE
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
742
4
184
821
6301
11602
11390
19804
22723
15347
12732
15678
2108
1993
9519
136
109
98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
8
9
4
5
5
8
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
2
15
0
0
133
134
171
198
69
18
77
334
334
203
491
503
250
250
134
134
134
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
8
9
6
8
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
8
9
6
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
5
5
8
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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