Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.8
ESE
2
E
2.2
E
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888777787777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115112866547463231313131295757555468132116385431515500468
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
SW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.94
6:20PM
1.80
6:41AM
1.76
7:00PM
1.61
7:24AM
1.54
7:58PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
0.38
12:28AM
0.44
12:53PM
0.56
1:09AM
0.65
1:42PM
0.76
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----6:02-------6:01-------6:00---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11---1--------------
Temp. °C232426252424232322222324242323222224262726252424
Feels °C (?)272724222122222221222425252625242425252625252526
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