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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
480
520
718
494
486
778
628
628
437
437
437
813
1226
1561
1996
2492
2863
2708
2223
1876
1632
1325
1112
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
5
NNE
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:00PM1.27m
10:32AM1.08m
11:16PM1.29m
11:50AM1.11m
00:16AM1.34m
12:48PM1.18m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.48m
4:35AM0.56m
4:36PM0.51m
5:52AM0.51m
5:46PM0.49m
6:48AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:21
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
22
22
21
20
19
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
17
16
15
17
21
20
21
17
16
13
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
437
480
520
718
494
486
778
628
628
437
437
437
813
1226
1561
1996
2492
2863
2708
2223
1876
1632
1325
1112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.5
E
11
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
43
34
33
57
245
251
77
70
68
68
169
203
63
58
56
55
37
27
33
36
39
32
23
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
58
57
57
57
56
56
35
35
33
169
66
65
17
17
31
17
17
37
37
23
23
22
13
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
5
0.7
W
4
1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
3
50
47
16
12
47
97
115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
3
3
4
3
0
190
172
4
4
4
4
43
43
4
43
0
2
3
17
15
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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