Vetchs Reef Surf Break
Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Vetchs Reef

Issued: 7 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
22.5° C

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 (06 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 11PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)--
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (06 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
713
673
661
627
615
586
575
596
596
520
541
541
468
449
392
386
386
379
320
268
220
175
139
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:32PM1.57m
7:42AM1.43m
8:29PM1.54m
8:46AM1.38m
9:38PM1.52m
10:04AM1.36m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.71m
1:56PM0.62m
2:50AM0.75m
3:00PM0.66m
4:05AM0.74m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
17
20
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
18
17
17
16
20
18
18
18
16
15
13
12
18
19
19
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
657
713
673
661
627
615
586
575
596
596
520
541
541
468
449
392
386
386
379
320
268
220
175
139
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
337
331
255
200
147
115
115
118
150
117
102
67
42
39
24
23
13
13
8
21
20
20
20
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.3
NE
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
4
2
9
7
7
9
4
4
4
8
8
7
8
54
54
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
SSW
3
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
5
12
19
14
27
28
26
45
15
52
123
102
218
464
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
156
53
1
1
237
237
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
7
5
9
9
9
9
6
6
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