Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is

22.2° C

Vetchs Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).
	Friday 31							Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	3	2	0	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	904	422	612	520	840	895	1055	1008	1049	1934	2005	1686	1464	1467	1686	1744	1514
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	4:43AM1.85m					5:04PM1.95m				5:11AM1.85m				5:33PM1.96m				5:40AM1.84m				6:02PM1.94m
Low Tide			10:50AM0.23m					11:12PM0.31m				11:18AM0.21m				11:41PM0.32m				11:47AM0.23m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	19	19	17	16	15	15	15	17	18	18	17	15	14	13	13	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	11	10	11	13	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	13	13	14	11	11	10	10	14	15	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	152	147	145	143	66	42	904	422	612	520	840	895	1055	1008	1049	1934	2005	1686	1464	1467	1686	1744	1514
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	—	—	—	63	89	51	42	44	32	337	14	13	19	17	183	39	28	13	24	23	22	20	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	SW 13	—	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 18	S 14	S 13	S 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	25	25	15	21	21	—	—	7	—	5	5	6	6	33	14	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	WSW 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	1151	1211	1211	1032	997	990	660	451	311	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	8	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Robberg Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Barra Beach Inhambane	Margate Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	47	53	862	896	907	1	1	1	1	0	1	807	129	1	1	0	0	0	1	218	47	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	The Spot	The Spot				Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Sunwich Port	Warner Beach	Umzumbe	Dairy Beach (New Pier)		Southbroom	Country Club (African Beach)	Warner Beach	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port		The Spot	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port
Rating (10 max)	4	4				3	4	3	4	3	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5

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