Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is

22.9° C

Vetchs Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (19 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	E 10	SE 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	272	94	261	71	71	69	48	47	46	1100	1082	833	748	683	672	555	546	494	494	494	442
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	N	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				7:14PM1.78m				7:24AM1.59m				7:52PM1.65m					8:03AM1.46m				8:36PM1.52m
Low Tide		12:56PM0.37m				1:26AM0.52m				1:31PM0.50m					2:06AM0.65m				2:09PM0.64m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	19	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	19	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	20	19	19	20	18	17	15	17	17	18	18	20	18	17	17	15	18	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	560	902	583	816	864	933	1039	1237	1135	1100	1082	833	748	683	672	555	546	494	494	494	442
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	E 10	SE 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 8	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	272	94	261	194	187	167	74	70	46	29	28	118	141	86	59	46	36	79	92	151	203
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	SSW 13	ENE 9	SSW 12	ENE 9	SSW 17	SSW 12	E 9	E 9
kJ	90	38	112	71	71	69	48	47	33	31	29	30	27	55	28	29	17	56	45	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 5	—	—	—	SSW 9	SSW 4	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	4	—	—	—	71	15	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	9	21	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	137	1	156	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3		4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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