Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
47
72
57
65
90
233
170
694
811
1012
1111
1184
1610
1297
1168
1037
924
861
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:27PM1.68m
2:43AM1.75m
3:12PM1.86m
3:25AM1.88m
3:50PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:36PM0.50m
8:56AM0.33m
9:21PM0.35m
9:36AM0.20m
9:59PM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
14
14
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
8
8
10
11
12
11
13
11
12
12
14
14
14
16
15
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