Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is

21.8° C

Vetchs Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 12AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (16 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	770	831	831	723	706	620	530	449	392	379	327	279	279	279	279	234	234	234	234	190	190	192	192	192
Wind (km/h)	S	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	ESE	ESE	SE	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	S	SSE	SSE	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:43PM1.98m				4:55AM1.93m					5:23PM2.00m				5:34AM1.89m				6:01PM1.96m				6:11AM1.82m
Low Tide			10:51PM0.26m					11:06AM0.15m				11:31PM0.27m				11:44AM0.18m				00:10AM0.32m				12:21PM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—
	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	20	18	17	18	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	21	23
Feels °C	20	19	19	17	16	17	20	18	19	19	17	17	15	16	18	19	19	19	17	17	15	14	19	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	770	831	831	723	706	620	530	449	392	379	327	279	279	279	279	234	234	234	234	190	190	192	192	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10
kJ	17	8	11	22	20	15	15	45	103	94	51	25	101	99	95	15	49	26	67	135	113	97	90	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 11	SSE 11	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSW 12	S 10	SSW 15	—	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14
kJ	12	12	8	8	8	2	17	16	13	5	11	40	10	10	2	29	2	22	—	—	19	41	69	100
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 5
kJ	—	—	7	8	21	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	53	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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