
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
726 | 866 | 853 | 336 | 201 | 172 | 82 | 105 | 128 | 96 | 77 | 60 | 60 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 65 | 82 | 64 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.64m | 2:03PM1.86m | 2:21AM1.74m | 2:34PM1.93m | 2:52AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.49m | 7:47AM0.45m | 8:19PM0.38m | 8:21AM0.37m | 8:49PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
123 | 87 | 569 | 336 | 201 | 172 | 82 | 137 | 96 | 96 | 77 | 60 | 53 | 292 | 411 | 378 | 367 | 63 | 52 | 64 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | SSW 12 |
— | — | 95 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 41 | 105 | 128 | 50 | 109 | 106 | 60 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 82 | 7 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 62 | — | 86 | 23 | 42 | 74 | 20 | — | 65 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSW 7 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
726 | 866 | 853 | — | 8 | 21 | 84 | — | 204 | 198 | 37 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 378 | 161 | 346 | 577 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 53 | 237 | 156 | 862 | 378 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 156 | 156 |
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