Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 72 | 108 | 170 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.63m | 2:05PM1.87m | 2:19AM1.77m | 2:36PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.43m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 278 | 289 | 57 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 653 | 347 | 1208 | 1155 | 956 | 775 | 574 | 411 | 327 | 244 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 76 | 74 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 341 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | S 3 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 383 | 488 | 243 | 882 | 896 | 800 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | 28 | 72 | 108 | 170 | 275 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 1 | 33 | 156 | 53 | 1 | 53 | 1227 | 896 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 684 | 404 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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