Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 100 | 85 | 139 | 226 | 319 | 420 | 411 | 439 | 362 | 287 | 223 | 163 | 116 | 97 | 99 | 104 | 78 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 257 | 293 | 261 | 255 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:33AM1.52m | 6:35PM1.45m | 7:26AM1.43m | 7:29PM1.33m | 8:48AM1.38m | 9:04PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.59m | 12:35PM0.77m | 00:56AM0.69m | 1:34PM0.88m | 1:57AM0.78m | 3:14PM0.94m | 3:31AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | 6:30 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 605 | 639 | 529 | 400 | 299 | 290 | 222 | 152 | 98 | 362 | 287 | 223 | 163 | 116 | 97 | 99 | 104 | 78 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 257 | 293 | 261 | 255 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSE 12 | — | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 100 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 367 | 40 | 91 | 85 | 102 | 17 | — | — | 29 | — | 6 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 183 | 184 | 183 | 145 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 14 | — | — | SSE 12 | — | S 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 39 | — | 14 | — | — | 29 | — | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 44 | 79 | 79 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 6 | — | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 85 | 139 | 226 | 319 | 420 | 411 | 439 | 100 | — | 345 | 224 | 1092 | 1405 | 798 | 642 | 579 | 520 | 448 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 780 | 780 | 1660 | 685 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 780 | 780 | 404 | 265 | 237 | 53 | 1 | 285 | 404 | 1652 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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