
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
266 | 234 | 196 | 168 | 351 | 734 | 875 | 844 | 942 | 980 | 967 | 986 | 918 | 834 | 730 | 716 | 755 | 934 | 819 | 723 | 646 | 621 | 551 | 477 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.80m | 3:30AM1.86m | 4:01PM1.92m | 4:14AM1.92m | 4:43PM1.98m | 4:55AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.37m | 9:45AM0.22m | 10:08PM0.29m | 10:27AM0.16m | 10:51PM0.26m | 11:06AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
266 | 234 | 196 | 148 | 351 | 734 | 875 | 844 | 942 | 980 | 967 | 986 | 918 | 834 | 730 | 716 | 755 | 934 | 819 | 723 | 646 | 621 | 551 | 477 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 |
157 | 151 | 182 | 168 | 136 | 78 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SE 11 |
33 | 14 | 14 | 135 | 108 | — | — | 47 | 16 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 18 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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