Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 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
26.2° 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 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)815151414131313121266788888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5069106971292251682091871411301923725256482772281941571191191128480
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
N
5
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NW
15
NNW
10
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35PM
1.50
2:10AM
1.59
2:25PM
1.68
2:50AM
1.79
3:03PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.84
7:55PM
0.69
8:18AM
0.64
8:38PM
0.50
8:58AM
0.46
9:12PM
0.34
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-5:43-------5:45-------5:46------
Sunset----6:30-------6:30-------6:29---
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
731111-------1------11932
Temp. °C222222232323232222242931292626242425262625232322
Feels °C (?)212021242626262222242931292728242628272727252321
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