Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.2
S
0.7
E
1
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
ENE
0.9
E
1.6
ESE
2
E
Period(s) (?)999888888888868766788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)95959389140108107844746323131985510817014414011813092308442
Wind
(km/h)
0
E
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
15
SW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.95
6:05AM
1.94
6:20PM
1.80
6:41AM
1.76
7:00PM
1.61
7:24AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.27
12:15PM
0.38
12:28AM
0.44
12:53PM
0.56
1:09AM
0.65
1:42PM
0.76
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset6:05-------6:02-------6:01-------
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
23-------211122331------
Temp. °C242323232424262625232323232223232323232322232627
Feels °C (?)282625252725242322222324242426272727262523242525
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