Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 365 | 167 | 110 | 137 | 127 | 200 | 120 | 80 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 39 | 93 | 223 | 737 | 1301 | 1401 | 857 | 536 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.48m | 00:09AM1.39m | 12:43PM1.62m | 1:06AM1.53m | 1:27PM1.75m | 1:46AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.77m | 6:16AM0.67m | 7:05PM0.62m | 7:08AM0.55m | 7:45PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | 6:21 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 164 | 47 | 103 | 103 | 137 | 127 | 137 | 120 | 80 | 63 | 48 | 45 | 137 | 133 | 129 | 135 | 137 | 96 | 90 | 935 | 95 | 536 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 77 | 117 | 110 | 83 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 167 | 163 | 154 | 143 | 56 | 22 | 17 | 25 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 128 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 22 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 365 | 167 | — | 31 | 30 | 200 | 96 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 47 | 29 | 93 | 223 | 737 | 1301 | 1401 | 857 | 96 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 780 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 1227 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 554 | 456 | 33 | 89 | 0 | 154 | 53 |
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