Hullets Reef Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 19.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 May)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (18 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (18 May)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 18					Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	146	632	501	924	984	852	744	563	537	430	480	528	611	565	516	475	475	607	760	749	784	737	698	603
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			4:48PM1.58m					5:04AM1.64m				5:34PM1.52m				5:51AM1.51m				6:26PM1.44m				6:43AM1.36m
Low Tide	10:37AM0.02m				10:52PM0.13m					11:21AM0.09m				11:41PM0.22m				12:08PM0.19m				00:36AM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—
	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	18	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	20	18	16	16	17	17	16	15	14	12	13	12	12	13	13	15	15	14	13	12	13	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	572	632	501	924	984	852	744	227	238	306	226	380	374	241	241	475	227	152	118	94	94	69	133	123
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 12	SW 16	S 12	S 11	S 8	S 8	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	WSW 12	SW 11
kJ	146	132	264	99	91	186	219	563	537	430	480	149	140	138	136	273	96	56	79	54	84	118	54	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 6	S 12	SE 17	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSE 12	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSE 11	SE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	20	11	137	11	26	39	39	84	76	104	118	—	—	37	33	131	7	16	50	88	50	30	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	E 7	E 5	E 6	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	46	17	41	45	64	23	47	181	322	293	262	528	611	565	516	—	475	607	760	749	784	737	698	603
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Distance (km)	2	78	190	190	43	43	164	164	190	190	190	190	190	190	164	43	190	190	190	190	175	133	133	133
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Riet River			Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth										Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	2			4	4										3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Beach Road South Africa	Avalon-North Australia	Back Bommie Australia	San Jorge - Faja dos Cubres Portugal	Back Bommie Australia	Back Bommie Australia	Avalon-North Australia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Praia do Norte Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - La Barre France	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Anglet - Corsaires France	Lambe Lambe Brazil
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5

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