Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (14 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 68 | 96 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.83m | 3:32AM1.92m | 4:02PM1.89m | 4:18AM1.92m | 4:48PM1.91m | 5:02AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.31m | 9:48AM0.21m | 10:09PM0.29m | 10:33AM0.19m | 10:56PM0.31m | 11:17AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
806 | 794 | 683 | 673 | 573 | 564 | 36 | 339 | 339 | 273 | 152 | 177 | 547 | 456 | 411 | 338 | 274 | 227 | 227 | 184 | 146 | 78 | 212 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 |
26 | 68 | 96 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 256 | 195 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 118 | 163 | 78 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 |
43 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 22 | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 26 | 68 | 45 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
67 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 957 | 209 | 217 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 404 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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