Hullets Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Hullets Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.4° 

Hullets Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Hullets Reef surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period, SSW swell with 7,412 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E 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 (Sep 08) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 9s 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 18s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 13s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Tue 8th Sep)5.5ft (1.7m) 9s
Best Surf 8AM (Sun 13th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 5PM (Sun 6th Sep)11ft (3.5m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hullets Reef over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
3
4
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
20
3.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
3
ESE
8
3
E
8
1.7
SSW
17
3.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3712
7412
4273
2374
1674
854
520
361
228
169
398
326
594
2942
2747
2110
1164
917
1163
1708
2198
Wind (km/h)
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
5
N
5
NE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
35
W
25
W
10
W
10
SW
10
NE
35
E
40
ESE
50
ESE
20
E
30
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:15PM1.10m
00:44AM1.22m
1:25PM1.29m
1:42AM1.37m
2:10PM1.49m
2:25AM1.50m
2:47PM1.65m
3:02AM1.60m
3:21PM1.76m
3:35AM1.65m
3:53PM1.81m
4:07AM1.66m
4:23PM1.81m
4:37AM1.63m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.57m
7:09AM0.42m
7:37PM0.39m
7:57AM0.26m
8:23PM0.23m
8:35AM0.12m
9:00PM0.10m
9:09AM0.02m
9:35PM0.02m
9:40AM-0.03m
10:06PM-0.01m
10:10AM-0.03m
10:35PM0.01m
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6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
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6:05
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07
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6:08
 mm
7
4
5
6
4
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
18
22
22
26
27
24
28
21
18
18
18
17
17
15
17
18
19
19
Feels °C
12
12
10
13
18
21
26
25
23
28
17
15
17
17
18
16
8
12
16
16
12
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Information about the Hullets Reef Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Hullets Reef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Hullets Reef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Hullets Reef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Hullets Reef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Hullets Reef is 21 km (13 miles) from the city of Kruisfontein. If you plan a holiday in Eastern Cape (South), look for hotels and other accommodation in Kruisfontein. Kruisfontein has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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