Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (14 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
11
5
17
19
59
50
60
22
51
27
29
30
22
23
23
24
16
16
26
29
29
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:03PM1.75m
2:22AM1.94m
2:44PM1.86m
3:02AM2.01m
3:25PM1.93m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.38m
8:08PM0.33m
8:38AM0.26m
8:49PM0.24m
9:17AM0.18m
9:31PM0.20m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:08
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
21
21
21
19
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
19
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
21
19
19
17
18
17
18
18
21
20
20
21
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.6
S
16
1.8
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
Energy kJ
2166
1475
1248
1268
964
915
457
379
317
426
390
1273
1626
2386
2206
2119
2218
1977
1575
1324
1001
875
771
663
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
S
15
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
5
264
193
11
5
5
99
23
23
21
227
25
27
29
30
22
23
23
24
16
16
26
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
S
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
19
83
83
118
22
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
17
19
59
50
60
6
28
32
105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
432
154
1
1
1
1
1
1
86
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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