Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.2° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.6
SE
10
0.8
E
7
0.5
SE
10
0.5
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.8
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
79
77
63
47
52
200
196
197
197
68
111
144
159
251
144
143
130
176
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:12PM1.36m
9:46AM1.39m
10:28PM1.30m
11:39AM1.48m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.84m
2:49AM0.77m
4:22PM0.89m
4:54AM0.78m
6:08PM0.77m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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5:01
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5:00
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6:16
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6:17
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6:17
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 mm
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4
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
22
20
21
21
22
22
21
22
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
25
22
21
21
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