Hullets Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is

17.7° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hullets Reef at 4AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	3	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	441	487	539	1377	1903	2651	2847	2567	2207	1922	1651	1450	1319	1392	1200	961	841	710	539	940	1578	3037	2863	2627
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	N	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				8:11AM1.13m				8:45PM1.24m				9:11AM1.03m				9:52PM1.14m				10:52AM0.97m
Low Tide		2:16AM0.49m				2:10PM0.49m				3:11AM0.58m				3:06PM0.61m				4:33AM0.64m				4:38PM0.68m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	16	16	17	16	17
Feels °C	12	11	11	14	16	15	14	11	11	11	12	12	11	12	11	12	11	12	11	13	11	10	8	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 11	SW 12
kJ	441	341	433	1377	1903	2651	2847	2567	2207	1922	1651	1450	1319	1392	1200	961	841	669	587	940	93	91	2863	2627
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	SSW 14	ESE 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	WSW 12	E 8	E 9	ESE 12	SSW 20
kJ	426	403	382	346	305	281	242	242	226	226	226	226	190	200	211	636	161	710	539	131	12	6	91	455
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	E 10	—	—	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 4	E 4	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 12	E 6	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	—	S 23	SSW 22	ESE 12
kJ	422	487	539	8	—	—	7	7	7	7	6	5	3	167	215	161	7	161	144	123	—	11	46	90
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	W 4	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 12	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 12	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	8	—	13	59	62	53	669	71	107	97	1578	3037	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	3	0	0	0	0	190	43	43	43	4	3	15	18	133	18	18	18	3	3	9	18	18	134	135
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Noncom (Cape Recife)	Mtati	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde		Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Riet River	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	J-Bay	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Riet River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9
Header Global	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Barbel Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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