Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 11PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
140 | 169 | 115 | 113 | 157 | 134 | 134 | 112 | 112 | 90 | 90 | 105 | 237 | 398 | 254 | 270 | 662 | 934 | 474 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.95m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:36PM1.81m | 6:50AM1.63m | 7:14PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.35m | 12:20PM0.36m | 00:47AM0.49m | 12:57PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
140 | 169 | 115 | 113 | 157 | 134 | 134 | 112 | 429 | 547 | 653 | 628 | 392 | 207 | 192 | 137 | 119 | 934 | 474 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — |
11 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 76 | 120 | 167 | 318 | 112 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 103 | 276 | — | — | — | 210 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 5 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 71 | 71 | 15 | 12 | 69 | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 6 |
39 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | 105 | 237 | 398 | 254 | 270 | 662 | — | 168 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 907 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 218 | 893 | 329 | 59 | 156 |
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