Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.9° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 3PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
256
220
149
60
53
33
20
31
28
80
85
45
47
70
67
64
83
106
108
103
103
108
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
5
E
10
E
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37AM1.57m
3:06PM1.60m
3:13AM1.67m
3:38PM1.73m
3:44AM1.75m
4:07PM1.83m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.54m
9:09PM0.58m
9:25AM0.43m
9:42PM0.47m
9:54AM0.34m
10:13PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
7
4
1
1
3
3
2
2
Temp °C
15
16
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
12
14
17
19
17
17
18
16
17
18
17
16
13
10
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
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