Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is

22.8°C

Vetchs Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	148	115	91	91	62	49	51	44	38	33	34	348	341	303	303	262	257	204	200	163	159	187	223
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NNW	NW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:32AM1.97m				4:47PM2.03m					5:10AM1.89m				5:24PM1.90m				5:51AM1.76m				6:05PM1.73m
Low Tide			10:36AM0.21m					11:02PM0.21m				11:14AM0.33m				11:40PM0.32m				11:56AM0.49m


	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	19	20	21	20	19	19	18	17	19	22	22	21	21	19
Feels °C	19	19	19	19	18	20	20	19	18	19	18	18	17	16	17	16	15	15	17	17	17	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	201	195	202	171	176	190	267	349	400	392	392	348	341	303	303	262	257	204	200	163	141	141	119
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 10	SW 11	SW 20	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17
kJ	148	115	91	91	62	49	51	44	38	33	4	4	15	18	18	17	10	10	34	32	30	30	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SW 12	SSW 12	S 10	SW 10	S 22	S 21	SW 9	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 14	S 10	—	SSW 17
kJ	10	10	12	29	52	69	6	14	2	4	9	9	3	37	35	35	36	35	66	33	2	—	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	55	74	17	21	27	27	49	77	122	159	187	223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	0	1	475	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	907	2	2	2	4	4	4	695	739	739	739	695	713
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Rating (10 max)	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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