Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 05 Feb 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
26.1° 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 12AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.5
E
1.1
E
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)677777777777999996777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2375024354203122591671321111086853373839106419518315121566110107
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
10
N
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNE
20
E
30
S
35
S
20
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
1.93
6:17AM
1.96
6:22PM
1.82
6:45AM
1.85
6:48PM
1.70
7:12AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.26
12:23PM
0.42
12:30AM
0.37
12:51PM
0.54
12:55AM
0.49
1:19PM
0.68
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:28-------5:30--
Sunset6:51-------6:50-------6:50-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------12----
Temp. °C272625252426272727262524232526272726252525262727
Feels °C (?)262528282728282726282727262927283128262928302930
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