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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.1°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 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
233
175
141
139
134
108
104
145
211
261
258
266
350
520
492
437
480
520
537
355
389
711
628
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
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
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:25PM1.35m
7:44AM1.22m
8:37PM1.29m
9:02AM1.11m
10:00PM1.27m
10:32AM1.08m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.46m
2:01PM0.41m
3:03AM0.54m
3:15PM0.48m
4:35AM0.56m
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
22
17
16
17
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
23
20
14
12
13
12
14
12
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
16
17
18
15
14
14
14
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
280
233
163
131
103
81
66
66
51
103
261
145
266
350
520
492
437
480
520
537
355
389
711
628
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.5
E
11
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
205
196
175
141
139
134
108
104
103
211
99
258
90
112
60
99
58
47
36
33
245
251
77
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SW
17
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
14
25
26
58
57
55
51
49
145
41
29
97
95
90
16
59
58
57
57
37
24
17
11
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
Energy kJ
9
21
41
90
155
330
325
248
197
181
189
135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
4
3
15
15
15
15
18
78
134
17
18
15
18
15
17
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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