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Vetchs Reef surf Forecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Vetchs Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is 24.2°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.8 °C max: 25.8 °C min: 23.7 °C)
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Vetchs Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is 24.2°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.8 °C max: 25.8 °C min: 23.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
NE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)899999999998888888888855688858856666666666666666667777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)201263269269230225190185158154119116113888684646383765760695860483130292930397710494104945860616184861101181151011321553004975504313474441861288284115
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.38
1:41AM
1.54
1:57PM
1.52
2:09AM
1.68
2:23PM
1.64
2:34AM
1.81
2:49PM
1.75
3:00AM
1.90
3:14PM
1.82
3:25AM
1.97
3:39PM
1.87
3:51AM
2.00
4:04PM
1.89
4:17AM
1.99
4:31PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
0.74
7:55AM
0.66
7:57PM
0.61
8:22AM
0.52
8:24PM
0.48
8:46AM
0.41
8:50PM
0.38
9:11AM
0.32
9:15PM
0.30
9:36AM
0.27
9:41PM
0.26
10:01AM
0.24
10:07PM
0.25
10:27AM
0.25
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset--5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323222322212224232322212120212727242323232221212222222120192023242423232322222323212222212121232423222221212124252423
Feels °C (?)252424232423212325242626232221212727222222232220212322212019192024252727262622222223222424222121212120202220212225242322

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