Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 111 | 168 | 191 | 128 | 164 | 207 | 178 | 172 | 145 | 121 | 79 | 80 | 63 | 61 | 64 | 126 | 181 | 265 | 381 | 339 | 291 | 289 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.60m | 3:17AM1.70m | 3:45PM1.68m | 3:52AM1.73m | 4:19PM1.74m | 4:26AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.49m | 9:10PM0.55m | 9:34AM0.42m | 9:47PM0.50m | 10:06AM0.37m | 10:22PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 111 | 89 | 108 | 128 | 164 | 207 | 178 | 172 | 145 | 121 | 79 | 80 | 63 | 61 | 222 | 153 | 181 | 240 | 260 | 339 | 291 | 289 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 160 | 156 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 67 | 67 | 34 | 109 | 240 | 286 | 288 | 273 | 174 | 121 | 64 | 126 | 76 | 57 | 41 | 155 | 123 | 131 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 84 | 46 | 46 | 141 | 87 | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 168 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 190 | 396 | 522 | 510 | 368 | — | — | — | 265 | 381 | — | 5 | 24 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 795 | 740 | 285 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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