Vetchs Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
22.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (19 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.7
ENE
6
2.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
7
7
7
7
27
52
71
71
58
52
66
80
152
222
360
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:32AM1.71m
7:06PM1.75m
7:20AM1.60m
7:56PM1.66m
8:11AM1.48m
8:51PM1.57m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.43m
12:45PM0.37m
1:19AM0.53m
1:31PM0.48m
2:11AM0.63m
2:22PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
20
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
13
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
13
13
14
13
17
19
20
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.3
E
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
356
303
186
12
215
210
229
1142
1106
1071
1036
915
792
451
381
326
270
265
208
163
173
137
105
175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
256
188
191
13
13
14
15
15
7
7
7
7
104
119
85
37
29
2
5
5
5
25
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
22
12
12
6
6
7
7
5
23
10
25
24
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
0.4
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.7
ENE
6
2.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
37
113
233
400
538
549
420
3
27
52
71
71
58
52
66
80
152
222
360
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
404
404
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
713
713
423
155
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
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