Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
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
0.4
E
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
12
12
10
11
20
19
19
19
20
22
21
21
21
11
11
10
10
14
14
13
23
12
13
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:19AM2.02m
4:35PM2.14m
4:49AM1.99m
5:06PM2.07m
5:21AM1.91m
5:37PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.09m
10:46PM0.14m
10:54AM0.15m
11:17PM0.21m
11:25AM0.26m
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Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
15
16
16
16
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