Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 159 | 131 | 141 | 141 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 127 | 136 | 139 | 169 | 206 | 132 | 76 | 52 | 54 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.40m | 7:22AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.24m | 10:03AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.80m | 1:24PM0.96m | 2:21AM0.92m | 5:09PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 183 | 159 | 131 | 141 | 141 | 75 | 61 | 49 | 101 | 127 | 136 | 139 | 169 | 206 | 132 | 76 | 52 | 54 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 47 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 101 | — | — | — | 28 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 42 | 82 | 81 | 84 | 71 | 80 | 105 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | — | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 88 | 135 | 130 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | 314 | 1699 | 3241 | 3360 | 2424 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 265 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 893 | 862 | 862 | 405 | 237 |
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