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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hullets Reef today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 4PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (28 May)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (28 May)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4169
5123
5597
6053
6461
5894
5512
4951
4362
3586
3051
2670
2289
1948
1693
1668
1417
1299
1086
1003
841
827
833
913
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
20
WNW
30
W
40
W
30
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:10PM1.31m
2:17AM1.47m
2:44PM1.36m
2:51AM1.49m
3:17PM1.40m
3:24AM1.50m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.30m
8:05PM0.37m
8:37AM0.25m
8:40PM0.33m
9:08AM0.22m
9:14PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
5:19
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
15
14
11
11
13
16
16
16
14
12
12
12
13
17
19
17
18
17
17
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
4169
5123
5597
6053
6461
5894
5512
4951
4362
3586
3051
2670
2289
1948
1693
1668
1417
1299
1086
1003
841
827
833
913
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1
SE
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
62
113
127
72
34
29
13
19
19
34
30
30
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
14
14
14
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
Energy kJ
69
69
50
49
41
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
7
5
7
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
15
0
15
0
0
15
4
15
18
133
69
69
190
133
133
133
43
4
4
0
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
7
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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