Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 1AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 45 | 59 | 105 | 188 | 320 | 434 | 403 | 352 | 363 | 362 | 405 | 587 | 815 | 945 | 803 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.82m | 3:25AM1.80m | 3:43PM1.94m | 3:52AM1.89m | 4:09PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.40m | 9:31AM0.28m | 9:51PM0.30m | 9:57AM0.19m | 10:18PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2979 | 4019 | 4413 | 3528 | 2513 | 1977 | 1638 | 1304 | 1006 | 891 | 875 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 455 | 365 | 297 | 287 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 278 | 211 | 192 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 86 | 129 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 32 | 45 | 59 | 105 | 188 | 320 | 434 | 403 | 352 | 363 | 362 | 405 | 587 | 815 | 945 | 803 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 907 | 2 | 2 | 713 | 695 | 713 | 713 | 700 | 554 | 423 | 410 | 423 | 408 | 475 | 475 | 554 | 432 |
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