Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s 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 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 470 | 397 | 288 | 241 | 202 | 162 | 162 | 129 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 89 | 66 | 218 | 142 | 91 | 58 | 34 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.67m | 6:58PM1.71m | 7:05AM1.52m | 7:27PM1.56m | 7:37AM1.37m | 8:04PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.45m | 12:42PM0.46m | 1:08AM0.59m | 1:09PM0.61m | 1:41AM0.74m | 1:39PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 470 | 397 | 288 | 241 | 202 | 162 | 162 | 60 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 89 | 66 | 134 | 142 | 91 | 58 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 338 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 129 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 121 | 167 | 183 | 161 | 179 | — | 52 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 22 | 120 | 266 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | 29 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 9 | 5 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | — | 21 | 185 | 268 | 166 | 99 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 56 | 218 | 231 | 317 | 952 | 831 | 623 | 439 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 53 | 210 | 685 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 562 | 285 | 404 | 237 | 329 | 1 | 1 |
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