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Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
23.9° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | |
36 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 68 | 69 | 53 | 54 | 38 | 68 | 69 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 86 | 116 | 109 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.92m | 5:05AM1.91m | 5:33PM1.85m | 5:49AM1.79m | 6:22PM1.74m | 6:37AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.28m | 11:19AM0.24m | 11:41PM0.39m | 12:04PM0.35m | 00:31AM0.52m | 12:53PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
163 | 163 | 210 | 172 | 68 | 69 | 53 | 54 | 38 | 68 | 69 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 194 | 86 | 268 | 264 | 318 | 341 | 286 | 244 | 250 | 201 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
36 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 169 | 123 | 116 | 82 | 81 | 104 | 141 | 135 | 127 | 74 | 89 | 113 | 116 | 109 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
94 | 92 | 7 | 25 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 82 | 111 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 22 | 121 | 155 | 12 | 109 | 121 | 79 | 55 | 64 | 80 | 83 | 83 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 55 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 294 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 907 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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