Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 347 | 340 | 284 | 277 | 271 | 312 | 1721 | 1467 | 1402 | 1012 | 979 | 1151 | 1034 | 864 | 691 | 601 | 512 | 498 | 483 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.57m | 6:49AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.40m | 7:28AM1.25m | 7:47PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.62m | 00:49AM0.70m | 12:49PM0.79m | 1:22AM0.86m | 1:24PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 340 | 347 | 340 | 284 | 277 | 271 | 312 | 62 | 1467 | 1402 | 1012 | 979 | 1151 | 1034 | 864 | 691 | 601 | 512 | 498 | 483 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 78 | 140 | 129 | 73 | — | 60 | 58 | 235 | 219 | 43 | 55 | 26 | 41 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 41 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 57 | 52 | 43 | 44 | — | 47 | 81 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 212 | 165 | 458 | 1383 | 1519 | 1811 | 1569 | 1721 | — | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 2610 | 156 | 155 | 155 | 780 | 907 | 780 | 1242 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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