Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
21.7° 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.


How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
1.2
SE
11
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1
SE
11
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
82
81
73
103
101
99
96
93
93
65
64
63
63
59
59
59
58
40
360
46
119
224
147
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:56PM1.80m
6:02AM1.69m
6:30PM1.78m
6:36AM1.64m
7:07PM1.74m
7:14AM1.58m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.34m
00:03AM0.46m
12:11PM0.36m
00:39AM0.50m
12:45PM0.40m
1:17AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
20
19
17
16
15
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
20
18
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
17
18
15
14
13
12
16
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
16
16
16
14
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2
S
12
2.5
S
14
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2615
3257
2469
1155
2580
3042
3045
2587
2111
1659
1361
1100
934
831
750
815
763
625
500
360
323
273
224
185
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
1.6
S
14
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
82
82
81
1018
186
101
99
96
93
93
65
64
63
63
59
59
59
58
40
39
39
42
41
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
SW
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
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
Energy kJ
7
73
103
98
97
53
9
15
8
7
7
6
6
6
33
33
31
29
38
38
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
13
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
6901
9
29
46
119
101
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
329
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
16
3
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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