Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
22.9° C
1.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
1.5
SSE
9
0.2
E
8
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
ENE
4
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
1.2
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
0
6
307
242
34
135
106
98
99
217
196
144
59
34
21
13
31
41
41
41
45
68
49
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
E
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:52AM1.47m
2:30PM1.47m
2:37AM1.57m
3:06PM1.60m
3:13AM1.67m
3:38PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.66m
8:30PM0.69m
8:53AM0.54m
9:09PM0.58m
9:25AM0.43m
9:42PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
1
5
11
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
20
20
19
16
15
Feels °C
15
14
13
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
13
18
19
16
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
10
9
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