Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 30 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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)998888998869999956666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)95958986846874263696968737676782306610911394776462135
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
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
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
1.79
2:58AM
1.93
3:11PM
1.90
3:26AM
2.02
3:39PM
1.96
3:53AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
0.36
9:07AM
0.32
9:16PM
0.26
9:35AM
0.24
9:43PM
0.20
10:02AM
0.20
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1------1-------111---
Temp. °C262424242424262625242323232326262525242323232525
Feels °C (?)262525262626262524242424242325252425242324222322
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