Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 05 Mar 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 12AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)--
Afternoon (06 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (06 Mar)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.4
ENE
1.7
NE
1.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)777777777888777887799988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5695813794533972032681545283182401691401179158293181526262222
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
15
NE
5
WNW
5
S
5
W
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
SW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
25
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
2.03
5:16AM
2.09
5:24PM
1.97
5:41AM
2.01
5:48PM
1.88
6:05AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.16
11:23AM
0.25
11:30PM
0.23
11:47AM
0.34
11:53PM
0.33
12:11PM
0.46
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset6:24-------6:23-------6:22-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------21--------211-11
Temp. °C282726252525282926252524242626242222202019192020
Feels °C (?)272931302927282826292826262520161515151616171819
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