Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 164 | 164 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 103 | 101 | 103 | 103 | 99 | 101 | 103 | 103 | 85 | 290 | 183 | 197 | 147 | 56 | 56 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53PM1.55m | 11:24AM1.41m | 00:02AM1.62m | 12:34PM1.51m | 1:02AM1.71m | 1:33PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.67m | 5:22AM0.69m | 5:32PM0.62m | 6:28AM0.59m | 6:40PM0.54m | 7:25AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 168 | 164 | 164 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 103 | 101 | 103 | 103 | 99 | 101 | 103 | 103 | 76 | 153 | 183 | 197 | 147 | 56 | 34 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 42 | 68 | 104 | 21 | 86 | 57 | 56 | 69 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 55 | 56 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | 47 | 90 | 4 | — | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 57 | 19 | 41 | 85 | 290 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 154 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
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