Hullets Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.16° S 24.84° E

Hullets Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hullets Reef sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.8° 

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 3 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with 5,509 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW 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 Monday (Sep 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 2.2m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 1.7m and 14s is also forecast. 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 3.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 8PM. 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 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Mon 7th Sep)5.5ft (1.7m) 14s
Best Surf11PM (Mon 7th Sep)5.5ft (1.7m) 14s
Most Powerful 8PM (Sun 6th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 17s

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


The Lowdown

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – this is a tough forecast for Hullets Reef. We’ve got a lot of wind and messy conditions to wade through before we find anything decent. The first real chance of a surf doesn’t arrive until Tuesday the 8th, and even then it’s a bit of a tease. There are some promising waves later on, but you’ll need patience.

The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first few days are a write-off. From Thursday the 3rd right through to Monday the 7th, it’s a mess of cross-shore and cross-onshore winds, lumpy chop, and poor conditions. We get a pulse of swell on the 3rd – 8ft from the SSW with a fair period of 13 seconds, but the cross wind just ruins it. The energy is there (1839), but it’s not surfable. The wind only gets worse, with Friday the 4th seeing 22 mph cross winds and a bumpy 12ft SSE swell (1780 energy) – that’s too big for beginners and only for the very keen, but the quality is trash. Sunday the 6th has some serious size, 8ft on the afternoon with a massive 5357 combined energy, but it’s a strong onshore mess. Kite surfers might be frothing, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a hard pass.

Now, the standout window appears on Tuesday the 8th. The morning session is the pick of the first week. We get a clean 5ft SW groundswell, a 13-second period, and crucially, the wind goes to glassy calm – zero mph from the SW. That’s pure glass. The combined energy is a solid 1137, so there’s some push. This is a beginner-friendly wave at a reef break, and with that offshore direction (SW) being spot on for the optimum, it’s going to be clean and fun. The crowd factor is “sometimes” so you might have company, but for this quality, it’s worth it.

After that, we get a couple of clean offshore mornings on the 9th with smaller 3-4ft SW swell, but the size fades. Then we’re back into a grim run of onshore winds from the 10th through the 12th. The 13th and 14th see a huge jump in size – 12ft to 13ft SSW swells (close to 6000 energy) – but it’s all cross-onshore again, blown out and messy. Only for the hardcore or the kite crew.

Things start to turn around again on Tuesday the 15th, with a clean cross-off wind and a 6ft SSW swell, but the real highlight of the whole forecast comes on Wednesday the 16th. This is the one to circle. The morning session offers up 6ft of S swell, with a moderate offshore breeze (12 mph from the WSW) making it clean. The period is 11 seconds, so it has some grunt, and the combined energy is 1597 – nice and solid. The notes say “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers.” The difficulty for this break is beginner, so the 6ft size is pushing it for learners, but for any intermediate or above, this is the best quality wave of the entire 16 days. The afternoon also stays clean with a 6ft SW swell and a longer 16-second period, but the wind picks up to 22 mph, so the morning is your best bet.

We finish the run on the 17th and 18th with moderate to clean cross-off winds and some decent sized SW swell (7ft to 12ft), but the conditions are described as marginal, so it’s not quite as crisp as the 16th.

So, to sum it up: the best on offer is Tuesday the 8th morning for that glassy, fun-size wave, and Wednesday the 16th morning for the best quality, bigger wave. Everything else is a battle with the wind.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
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3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
13
2
S
10
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
1.5
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
21
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1799
736
2928
1757
595
452
496
520
380
2300
4527
3294
1604
1285
919
653
373
202
289
458
369
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
45
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
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45
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40
ENE
20
NE
25
E
15
W
0
WSW
15
ESE
10
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
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cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM1.35m
7:49AM1.12m
8:32PM1.18m
9:46AM1.01m
10:56PM1.11m
12:15PM1.10m
00:44AM1.22m
1:25PM1.29m
1:42AM1.37m
2:10PM1.49m
2:25AM1.50m
2:47PM1.65m
3:02AM1.60m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.37m
1:44AM0.47m
1:55PM0.54m
3:17AM0.60m
4:02PM0.65m
5:47AM0.58m
6:28PM0.57m
7:09AM0.42m
7:37PM0.39m
7:57AM0.26m
8:23PM0.23m
8:35AM0.12m
9:00PM0.10m
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6:37
6:35
6:33
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
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6:02
6:04
6:04
6:05
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
6
13
25
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
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17
17
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24
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25
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19
18
Feels °C
19
13
9
8
9
8
10
10
11
11
10
10
17
22
22
24
24
22
19
16
18
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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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