Surf Forecasts:
Hullets Reef surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with 4,635 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE 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 Saturday (Jul 04) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 12s period. 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 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 11s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sat 4th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sat 4th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hullets Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1264 | 977 | 671 | 539 | 441 | 323 | 977 | 978 | 1285 | 1462 | 1298 | 1013 | 2658 | 2866 | 4112 | 4216 | 3257 | 2349 | 2345 | 2084 | 1208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.48m | 6:30AM1.37m | 7:03PM1.46m | 7:10AM1.30m | 7:46PM1.42m | 8:00AM1.21m | 8:38PM1.37m | 9:05AM1.14m | 9:46PM1.33m | 10:31AM1.10m | 11:09PM1.33m | 12:03PM1.14m | 00:31AM1.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.20m | 00:33AM0.35m | 12:41PM0.24m | 1:15AM0.38m | 1:19PM0.31m | 2:04AM0.42m | 2:06PM0.38m | 3:06AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.46m | 4:24AM0.47m | 4:28PM0.50m | 5:49AM0.44m | 5:58PM0.48m | ||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1264 | 977 | 671 | 539 | 441 | 323 | 977 | 978 | 1285 | 1462 | 1298 | 1013 | 2658 | 2866 | 4112 | 4216 | 3257 | 2349 | 2345 | 2084 | 1208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 11 | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 400 | 307 | 255 | 178 | 211 | 116 | 204 | 143 | 90 | 67 | 38 | 24 | 142 | 214 | 9 | 10 | — | 8 | 18 | 7 | 979 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 21 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 130 | 181 | 209 | 179 | 202 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 62 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 172 | 43 | 62 | 69 | 4 | 43 | 69 | 164 |
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