Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
23.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (10 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
E
9
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
103
130
101
99
99
99
101
103
103
104
192
292
201
101
62
53
43
67
74
85
127
183
167
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
0
SE
10
ESE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:24AM1.41m
00:02AM1.62m
12:34PM1.51m
1:02AM1.71m
1:33PM1.62m
1:56AM1.80m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.62m
6:28AM0.59m
6:40PM0.54m
7:25AM0.47m
7:38PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
17
22
24
23
21
20
19
18
18
24
24
22
20
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
20
19
18
18
16
16
15
15
19
22
23
21
19
16
15
15
22
21
18
17
16
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
133
103
130
101
99
99
99
101
103
103
76
89
231
201
101
62
43
43
67
74
85
127
89
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
Energy kJ
15
10
9
40
42
80
104
15
86
57
56
47
27
26
57
58
53
37
28
18
10
14
183
167
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
15
14
14
5
2
2
96
1
4
25
24
24
24
23
23
21
10
40
223
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
S
5
Energy kJ
4
10
18
17
45
18
39
104
192
292
5
33
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
666
53
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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