
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
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163 | 64 | 51 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.99m | 4:06PM2.15m | 4:19AM2.02m | 4:35PM2.14m | 4:49AM1.99m | 5:06PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.10m | 10:17PM0.12m | 10:23AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.14m | 10:54AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
105 | 64 | 51 | 26 | 18 | 71 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 663 | 580 | 569 | 555 | 567 | 512 | 512 | 450 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
313 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 |
7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
163 | 407 | 143 | 409 | 844 | 845 | 719 | 836 | 973 | 976 | 912 | 872 | 821 | 761 | 716 | 849 | 725 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 242 | 862 | 862 | 739 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 53 | 1 | 739 | 404 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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