Hullets Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is

18.4° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 6AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Wed night).
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	6290	5747	4716	3135	2746	2541	2390	2171	1970	1637	1474	1387	1327	1347	1327	1327	1327	1327	1127	1127	1011	1011	996	905
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide		3:06AM1.41m				3:32PM1.43m				3:36AM1.49m				4:02PM1.51m				4:06AM1.53m				4:30PM1.58m
Low Tide				9:21AM0.24m				9:33PM0.30m				9:49AM0.16m				10:04PM0.24m				10:17AM0.10m				10:33PM0.20m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	1	—	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	10	11	10	9	9	11	11	11	11	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	6290	5747	4716	3135	2746	2541	2390	2171	1970	1637	1474	1387	1327	1347	1327	1327	1327	1327	1127	1127	1011	1011	996	905
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	—	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	159	—	—	—	—	627	—	294	283	298	346	366	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	344	263	287	240	286	96	251	358	482	481	438	337	—	—	—	—	—	372	430	430	476
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	175	175	172	190	190	190	190	190	172	164	164	190	190	190	190	43	43	4	4	62	190	190	190	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)																Van Stadens Mouth	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kellys Beach	Sea Vista				Mtati
Rating (10 max)																4	4	4	4	4				4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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