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Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | |
38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 53 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 131 | 104 | 106 | 86 | 48 | 54 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:31AM1.77m | 4:55PM1.72m | 5:03AM1.72m | 5:29PM1.70m | 5:36AM1.65m | 6:05PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.37m | 10:58PM0.48m | 11:16AM0.40m | 11:34PM0.53m | 11:49AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
18 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 53 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 131 | 104 | 462 | 686 | 857 | 952 | 1146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 55 | 39 | 86 | 247 | 106 | 86 | 48 | 54 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 24 | 42 | 63 | 73 | 158 | 206 | 40 | 42 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | — | ENE 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 12 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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