Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 4AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 383 | 387 | 240 | 178 | 159 | 137 | 112 | 144 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 136 | 287 | 169 | 165 | 129 | 101 | 79 | 58 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.44m | 6:36PM1.40m | 7:22AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.24m | 10:03AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.66m | 12:30PM0.80m | 00:58AM0.80m | 1:24PM0.96m | 2:21AM0.92m | 5:09PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 276 | 276 | 234 | 240 | 178 | 159 | 137 | 112 | 144 | 108 | 94 | 78 | 62 | 101 | 101 | 136 | 176 | 169 | 165 | 129 | 101 | 79 | 58 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | — | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 77 | 70 | 44 | 114 | 34 | — | 16 | 16 | 15 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 47 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 104 | 99 | 41 | — | 56 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 42 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 450 | 383 | 387 | — | 38 | 53 | 131 | 164 | 155 | 113 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 287 | — | 23 | 271 | 1180 | 2366 | 2754 | 2323 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 684 | 154 | 210 | 156 | 237 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 684 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 893 | 893 | 968 | 862 | 683 | 47 |
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