Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is

23.1° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	46	29	1082	761	748	624	614	555	546	494	546	546	486	442	403	403	403	367	319	282	236
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				7:52PM1.65m					8:03AM1.46m				8:36PM1.52m				8:51AM1.33m				9:34PM1.41m
Low Tide		1:31PM0.50m					2:06AM0.65m				2:09PM0.64m				2:56AM0.77m				2:58PM0.77m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	19	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	20	23	21	20	19
Feels °C	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	15	18	19	19	18	19	18	16	15	18	20	20	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	1345	1237	1082	761	748	624	614	555	546	494	546	546	486	442	403	403	403	367	319	282	236
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 9	S 8	SSW 9	S 8	S 9	SSW 12	SSW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	46	29	28	155	105	110	71	56	115	19	91	151	206	193	237	296	305	289	261	198	137
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	S 10	S 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	SSW 17	SW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	E 9	E 9	—	—	—
kJ	24	17	30	28	27	15	51	29	15	55	34	15	15	14	6	19	6	6	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7
kJ	48	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	10	15	18	18	53	17	25	110	254	236
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	North Beach Durban/KZN South	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	237	329	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	408	2	3
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Rating (10 max)			3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5

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