Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.3
E
7
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
7
7
11
13
15
15
8
9
69
46
9
13
12
8
8
9
10
18
18
18
17
55
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:10PM1.59m
2:22AM1.75m
2:44PM1.65m
2:55AM1.79m
3:17PM1.70m
3:27AM1.81m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.51m
8:39AM0.43m
8:44PM0.47m
9:11AM0.38m
9:18PM0.44m
9:42AM0.36m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
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5:05
5:04
5:04
5:04
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
22
22
23
22
22
22
21
20
21
17
18
18
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
21
21
21
21
19
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
9
7
7
6
124
99
254
237
298
223
179
169
37
314
256
228
218
253
69
66
63
62
64
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
7
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
7
5
13
7
11
13
15
15
8
9
9
9
191
13
12
8
8
9
74
69
67
67
17
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
19
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
15
14
5
66
5
72
6
3
3
3
7
9
9
8
8
10
18
18
18
65
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.6
S
3
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
12
9
9
9
3
8
52
75
69
46
6
3
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
50
26
26
3
16
2
1
695
404
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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