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Hullets Reef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hullets Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | ESE 8 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
537 | 673 | 480 | 632 | 657 | 590 | 300 | 475 | 300 | 623 | 689 | 736 | 737 | 734 | 692 | 526 | 665 | 609 | 374 | 326 | 287 | 251 | 251 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.52m | 5:51AM1.51m | 6:26PM1.44m | 6:43AM1.36m | 7:25PM1.35m | 7:44AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.09m | 11:41PM0.22m | 12:08PM0.19m | 00:36AM0.34m | 1:00PM0.31m | 1:41AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 280 | 481 | 217 | 380 | 374 | 241 | 300 | 273 | 300 | 152 | 118 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 692 | 526 | 464 | 418 | 374 | 326 | 287 | 251 | 251 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 537 | 104 | 480 | 149 | 142 | 138 | 241 | 131 | 190 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 84 | 81 | 133 | 123 | 120 | 178 | 175 | 196 | 175 | 141 | 139 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 104 | 118 | — | — | 37 | 136 | 17 | 96 | 16 | 50 | 88 | 33 | 30 | 53 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 57 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 228 | 673 | 408 | 632 | 657 | 590 | 211 | 475 | 233 | 623 | 689 | 736 | 737 | 734 | — | — | 665 | 609 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 440 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 133 | 164 | 133 | 133 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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