Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 08 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
NE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)777998888867776667788777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6462779999118116116113173173277302233303278222198336481395440273258
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
1.55
7:42AM
1.58
7:41PM
1.40
8:21AM
1.43
8:26PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
0.68
1:21AM
0.64
1:51PM
0.82
1:50AM
0.80
2:40PM
0.96
2:41AM
0.96
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-------5:30-------5:31-------5:31
Sunset--6:49-------6:47-------6:46-----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282827262624242628272726252423252728272424232325
Feels °C (?)273030302825272827252628272626282827302625232324
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