Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 01 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
26.0° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)--
Afternoon (01 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (01 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
SE
0.6
E
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)8888810101010101010868855666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)122111105825448463030315051313446103721031541081631118860
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
1.84
3:24AM
1.95
3:35PM
1.96
3:54AM
2.06
4:05PM
2.03
4:23AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.34
9:31AM
0.32
9:43PM
0.22
10:02AM
0.23
10:12PM
0.15
10:30AM
0.19
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:47-------5:48--
Sunset6:29-------6:28-------6:27-------
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-133231-----------------
Temp. °C262423222019192121212020192023232323222120222426
Feels °C (?)272423211715151617181819191921202021212121242425
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