Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
2.2
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
135
99
117
150
118
113
60
60
59
44
45
44
43
65
68
71
94
121
116
109
106
104
747
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:34AM1.45m
1:29PM1.48m
1:51AM1.59m
2:27PM1.68m
2:43AM1.75m
3:12PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.68m
7:39PM0.67m
8:10AM0.50m
8:36PM0.50m
8:56AM0.33m
9:21PM0.35m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
20
20
20
18
18
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
18
16
17
20
17
17
16
13
12
4
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
9
9
11
11
11
10
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