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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
23.7° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
38 | 68 | 69 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 116 | 109 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 104 | 109 | 118 | 326 | 259 | 244 | 511 | 494 | 174 | 456 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.85m | 5:49AM1.79m | 6:22PM1.74m | 6:37AM1.64m | 7:17PM1.63m | 7:34AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.39m | 12:04PM0.35m | 00:31AM0.52m | 12:53PM0.48m | 1:30AM0.65m | 1:53PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 6 | E 12 | S 12 |
38 | 68 | 69 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 185 | 229 | 229 | 219 | 210 | 239 | 234 | 197 | 145 | 120 | 326 | 259 | 244 | 511 | 494 | 90 | 456 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | S 12 | S 20 |
81 | 104 | 141 | 135 | 125 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 116 | 109 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 104 | 109 | 118 | 91 | 71 | 44 | 32 | 18 | 174 | 105 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 7 | SW 13 |
111 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 55 | 121 | 155 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 79 | 40 | 64 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 64 | 55 | 82 | 7 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 35 | 53 | 140 | 154 | 151 | 170 | 456 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 218 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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