Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
E
2
E
2.4
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)995566655666678888778887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7823066727777605858104134127119195207245313470585740709408373242
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
35
NE
40
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
1.96
3:53AM
2.07
4:05PM
1.99
4:18AM
2.07
4:30PM
1.97
4:44AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
0.24
9:43PM
0.20
10:02AM
0.20
10:09PM
0.18
10:27AM
0.20
10:34PM
0.21
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:50-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252625252423232425252423222120222625242321202022
Feels °C (?)242524252423232423222121212019202120201817182122
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