Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
21.9° C

Normal for this time of year

Vetchs Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.3
NNE
5
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
61
40
39
354
87
229
220
180
154
127
212
236
226
189
176
159
75
78
129
299
113
70
48
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:07PM1.74m
7:14AM1.58m
7:49PM1.69m
8:00AM1.51m
8:41PM1.62m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.40m
1:17AM0.55m
1:24PM0.47m
2:03AM0.62m
2:11PM0.54m
3:00AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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—
—
—
—
—
6:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:50
—
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—
5:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:08
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:08
—
—
—
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5:09
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
17
16
15
15
19
20
21
20
19
17
17
17
22
22
23
21
20
19
18
19
Feels °C
18
17
17
18
16
14
12
11
16
16
19
20
17
14
13
13
18
18
20
20
18
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
736
615
492
411
354
273
229
220
180
154
127
91
114
107
96
83
86
33
47
47
132
113
70
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
62
61
40
39
39
31
29
32
30
20
19
124
100
80
61
61
61
18
17
21
33
32
31
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
6
34
33
31
29
39
38
38
37
6
6
18
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
8
41
42
41
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
4
13
23
87
79
79
72
31
43
212
236
226
189
176
159
75
78
129
299
—
—
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(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
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1
1
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1
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Distance (km)
2
2
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0
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2
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2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
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0
0
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