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Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 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
24.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 9PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (18 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1099999991010109999999789999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)398373476365318282288295301307307340334327276406325432262264225157130129
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
15
SE
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
2.01
4:00AM
2.15
4:12PM
2.08
4:30AM
2.19
4:42PM
2.10
5:00AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.23
9:48PM
0.13
10:09AM
0.15
10:18PM
0.08
10:38AM
0.12
10:49PM
0.08
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset--6:08-------6:07-------6:07-----
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---4---------------121-1
Temp. °C272726232323232426262624232323262930262423232323
Feels °C (?)272728242424242627262826252525282933242222232524
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