Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
22.7° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
27
15
26
25
39
23
23
24
12
12
12
13
8
14
15
15
7
7
7
7
7
35
53
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
35
SSW
40
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:47AM1.81m
6:20PM1.84m
6:32AM1.71m
7:06PM1.75m
7:20AM1.60m
7:56PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.36m
12:01PM0.27m
00:30AM0.43m
12:45PM0.37m
1:19AM0.53m
1:31PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
18
17
17
20
20
21
18
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
17
18
17
18
15
15
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.3
E
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
Energy kJ
331
688
688
880
965
925
874
733
356
303
186
12
163
158
187
277
1142
1088
1054
1036
902
675
381
296
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
S
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
44
27
15
26
25
24
23
23
256
188
191
13
5
14
15
15
7
7
7
7
7
115
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
7
0.1
S
11
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
29
3
15
15
2
3
1
24
12
12
8
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
6
1.5
S
6
2.1
SSW
7
2.3
S
7
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
0.6
ENE
3
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
39
4
19
91
182
408
578
549
477
392
7
35
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
285
802
237
1
1
1
1
2
2
713
713
554
122
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
5
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