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Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
24.4° 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 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | ENE 8 | S 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
55 | 75 | 38 | 188 | 124 | 115 | 98 | 86 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.82m | 3:21AM1.94m | 3:38PM1.85m | 3:49AM1.95m | 4:05PM1.85m | 4:16AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.31m | 9:12PM0.32m | 9:33AM0.27m | 9:40PM0.30m | 10:00AM0.27m | 10:08PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1952 | 1592 | 1229 | 933 | 805 | 607 | 426 | 338 | 1027 | 1496 | 1721 | 1709 | 1212 | 1077 | 938 | 799 | 627 | 609 | 513 | 591 | 573 | 522 | 513 | 505 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
55 | 75 | 10 | 53 | 124 | 115 | 98 | 436 | 287 | 181 | 31 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 85 | 83 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | S 6 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
30 | 53 | 30 | 29 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 86 | 32 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | — | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
35 | 51 | 38 | 188 | — | 4 | 7 | 84 | — | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 8 | — | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 685 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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