Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 4PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.23m | 11:07PM1.35m | 12:17PM1.23m | 00:47AM1.38m | 1:42PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.88m | 6:01AM0.86m | 6:17PM0.89m | 7:26AM0.78m | 7:39PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 167 | 164 | 355 | 215 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 59 | 60 | 192 | 333 | 736 | 635 | 599 | 592 | 592 | 587 | 612 | 563 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 167 | 51 | 192 | 164 | 161 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 78 | 58 | 41 | 385 | 457 | 540 | 402 | 309 | 309 | 225 | 225 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 23 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 109 | 213 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 28 | 25 | 81 | 13 | 229 | 679 | 1592 | 2161 | 1867 | 1380 | 1075 | 1225 | 1016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 265 | 587 | 405 | 404 | 404 | 329 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 684 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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