- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 3PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 35 | 34 | 70 | 91 | 295 | 403 | 420 | 346 | 196 | 110 | 83 | 67 | 52 | 34 | 46 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 88 | 168 | 113 | 64 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:38AM 2.10 | 4:56PM 2.00 | 5:13AM 2.01 | 5:34PM 1.89 | 5:51AM 1.86 | 6:16PM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:49AM 0.15 | 11:03PM 0.20 | 11:26AM 0.24 | 11:41PM 0.33 | 12:05PM 0.38 | 12:24AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - |
 |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | |  | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 15 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Vetchs Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest