Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.3
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
SE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
13
50
31
44
65
78
303
268
308
337
287
249
228
318
573
606
641
679
641
655
602
627
640
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:23PM1.66m
2:41AM1.77m
3:15PM1.80m
3:30AM1.86m
4:01PM1.92m
4:14AM1.92m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.46m
8:29PM0.48m
8:59AM0.33m
9:22PM0.37m
9:45AM0.22m
10:08PM0.29m
rain showers
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
19
18
19
19
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
18
18
19
20
21
19
17
16
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