Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
26.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
1.2
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)998889999956666888766788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9722069686873767676230921069478605150161173166116348294299
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
1.90
3:26AM
2.02
3:39PM
1.96
3:53AM
2.07
4:05PM
1.99
4:18AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07AM
0.32
9:16PM
0.26
9:35AM
0.24
9:43PM
0.20
10:02AM
0.20
10:09PM
0.18
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:52-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------11----------
Temp. °C262625242323222325252524232323232425242423222122
Feels °C (?)262524242324222324232423232324222222222322212121
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