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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.8°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 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 105mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
S
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
338
279
279
181
273
360
255
236
303
339
329
313
308
250
245
173
164
161
123
158
623
1946
1655
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
5
N
10
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
20
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
35
SE
45
ESE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:33PM1.47m
4:40AM1.52m
5:02PM1.42m
5:09AM1.44m
5:32PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.14m
10:31PM0.24m
10:52AM0.20m
11:00PM0.30m
11:21AM0.27m
11:31PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
1
1
1
3
3
6
37
22
Temp °C
17
17
19
23
23
24
23
20
19
19
21
21
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
20
19
24
21
17
17
18
21
19
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
2
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1254
980
755
530
494
494
450
441
1111
476
543
628
313
308
886
610
904
835
647
647
722
623
1946
1655
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
SSW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
295
338
279
279
181
174
164
255
236
303
339
329
147
245
250
232
173
164
161
123
158
595
31
392
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
50
79
132
163
161
273
360
127
127
288
241
191
12
9
245
245
12
12
12
12
11
5
5
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
10
2.2
SW
9
0.6
SSE
3
1
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
9
16
1018
1030
811
9
38
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
3
3
4
43
18
43
0
0
3
15
0
0
134
133
0
18
2
0
18
18
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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