Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 7 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is

22.1°C

Vetchs Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).
	Mon 2			Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 7	E 6	E 9	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	148	116	90	98	130	127	125	122	117	125	213	210	296	248	94	80	106	40	68	96	64
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	E	E	E	E	E	NNE	NNE	NE	W	SSW	S	S	SSW	W	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			10:28PM1.30m					11:39AM1.48m				00:09AM1.39m				12:43PM1.62m				1:06AM1.53m
Low Tide	4:22PM0.89m				4:54AM0.78m					6:08PM0.77m				6:16AM0.67m				7:05PM0.62m


	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	6:20
mm	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	22	21	21	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	22	23	23	23	21	21	23	22	25	22	20	22	25	22	22	22	23	24	25	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 7	E 6	E 9	SSW 13
kJ	22	116	90	98	130	127	120	85	75	87	63	61	195	139	94	80	106	40	68	96	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	S 6	SSW 6	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 9	SSW 9	S 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	ENE 6	ENE 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 9
kJ	13	17	8	8	14	22	125	122	117	40	26	23	60	56	121	47	38	143	137	96	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 10	S 10	S 9	S 17	S 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 6	E 9	ENE 6	SSW 7
kJ	17	13	8	15	3	3	19	47	41	6	23	46	78	128	56	163	154	24	37	25	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	S 8	SSW 4	S 7	—	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	148	23	38	58	92	120	123	117	98	125	213	210	296	248	—	32	5	27	—	94	64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Senoritas KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Haardebaai Overberg	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	2	155	154	122	122	780	40	2	403	2	0	1	154	1255	1	0	0	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1							2		1	3	2			1	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4

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