Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 49 | 47 | 62 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.18m | 12:17PM1.37m | 00:35AM1.31m | 1:01PM1.54m | 1:16AM1.47m | 1:34PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.90m | 6:44PM0.86m | 6:36AM0.75m | 7:20PM0.69m | 7:16AM0.59m | 7:50PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 41 | 895 | 738 | 600 | 445 | 364 | 269 | 235 | 207 | 169 | 135 | 116 | 92 | 73 | 68 | 82 | 84 | 465 | 558 | 432 | 289 | 260 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 62 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 92 | 98 | 98 | 77 | 76 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SW 13 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 107 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | SE 3 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 1523 | 1194 | 1368 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 353 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 2 | 4 | 154 | 218 | 3 | 2 | 154 | 862 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 237 | 1268 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
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