Surf Forecasts:
Hullets Reef surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period, SW swell with 4,624 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hullets Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Hullets Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hullets Reef in the next 16 days are 4.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 13s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hullets Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 550 | 423 | 339 | 358 | 338 | 442 | 400 | 287 | 202 | 170 | 2814 | 2925 | 2205 | 2456 | 4401 | 3563 | 2365 | 1371 | 1693 | 989 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.38m | 2:35AM1.56m | 3:09PM1.51m | 3:24AM1.63m | 3:55PM1.62m | 4:09AM1.65m | 4:38PM1.69m | 4:51AM1.64m | 5:19PM1.71m | 5:31AM1.58m | 5:59PM1.68m | 6:09AM1.48m | 6:38PM1.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.24m | 8:20PM0.28m | 8:57AM0.13m | 9:14PM0.18m | 9:42AM0.05m | 10:03PM0.11m | 10:24AM-0.00m | 10:48PM0.09m | 11:03AM-0.00m | 11:30PM0.12m | 11:40AM0.04m | 00:11AM0.18m | 12:17PM0.11m | 00:52AM0.27m | |||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 791 | 550 | 423 | 232 | 358 | 338 | 442 | 400 | 287 | 202 | 170 | 2814 | 2925 | 2205 | 102 | 4401 | 3563 | 2365 | 1149 | 1693 | 989 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | SW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 11 | 10 | 339 | 265 | 130 | 98 | 59 | 32 | 53 | 89 | 149 | 159 | 131 | 133 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 1371 | 1031 | 368 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 61 | 33 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 466 | 732 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 222 | 352 | 328 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 61 | 135 | — | — | — | 2456 | — | — | — | 43 | 109 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 190 | 43 | 62 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 190 | 190 | 164 | 172 | 4 |
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