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Hullets Reef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 153mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
161 | 158 | 173 | 637 | 1173 | 2667 | 1890 | 5801 | 19641 | 10272 | 15385 | 16238 | 12505 | 15442 | 15559 | 13962 | 11634 | 10088 | 7891 | 6413 | 5733 | 5586 | 5515 | 5096 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.34m | 5:39AM1.35m | 6:07PM1.26m | 6:13AM1.26m | 6:51PM1.18m | 6:56AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.27m | 11:31PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.35m | 00:07AM0.48m | 12:33PM0.43m | 00:52AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 802 | 710 | 722 | 637 | 1173 | 405 | 1890 | 5801 | 14630 | 10272 | 134 | 209 | 251 | — | — | — | 49 | 9453 | 7891 | 6413 | 5733 | 5586 | 5515 | 5096 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 161 | 158 | 173 | 605 | 491 | 31 | 239 | 148 | 140 | 82 | 55 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 175 | 91 | 137 | 209 | 293 | 257 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 12 | SSE 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 | — | 42 | 90 | 91 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | 56 | 38 | 57 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | 113 | 2667 | 1534 | 1099 | 19641 | 9488 | 15385 | 16238 | 12505 | 15442 | 15559 | 13962 | 11634 | 10088 | 132 | 72 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 134 | 461 | 198 | 78 | 334 | 18 | 203 | 334 | 337 | 334 | 250 | 250 | 503 | 250 | 134 | 134 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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