Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888886677777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)503535344747474646638095100107113134135225240161191179237252
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
1.61
8:14PM
1.43
8:59AM
1.51
9:08PM
1.31
10:12AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
0.59
2:22PM
0.78
2:25AM
0.72
3:20PM
0.88
3:21AM
0.83
4:54PM
0.94
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise---5:03-------5:05-------5:05----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C212222222424242323222224252626242423232526262624
Feels °C (?)212223232524262725232425252728262726252725252625
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