Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 1AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
775
1206
579
333
88
60
62
61
49
50
50
49
46
64
69
71
99
102
242
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:14PM1.63m
7:38AM1.45m
8:11PM1.44m
9:12AM1.29m
10:28PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.65m
1:46PM0.74m
2:44AM0.82m
3:39PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
2
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
26
27
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
23
24
17
18
17
16
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
17
17
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