Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • 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 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
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 Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
159
155
153
143
69
169
169
97
164
183
137
116
116
92
51
52
51
55
217
220
685
819
454
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
25
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
NE
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:42AM1.88m
6:03PM1.95m
6:14AM1.78m
6:36PM1.81m
6:50AM1.63m
7:14PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.26m
11:48AM0.23m
00:13AM0.35m
12:20PM0.36m
00:47AM0.49m
12:57PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
18
19
26
33
33
27
22
22
Feels °C
21
19
18
21
21
22
24
23
21
22
19
18
19
21
20
20
18
18
23
28
28
22
17
17
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