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Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.0° 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 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
120 | 122 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 86 | 85 | 30 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 206 | 153 | 130 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.68m | 2:24AM1.83m | 2:41PM1.76m | 2:53AM1.90m | 3:10PM1.82m | 3:21AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.47m | 8:12PM0.44m | 8:37AM0.37m | 8:43PM0.37m | 9:06AM0.31m | 9:12PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 1510 | 122 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 3112 | 3499 | 3866 | 5207 | 5964 | 5805 | 5050 | 4428 | 3746 | 2805 | 2313 | 1942 | 1583 | 1229 | 833 | 714 | 607 | 418 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 120 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 60 | 153 | 130 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 61 | 30 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 72 | 109 | 446 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2746 | 1871 | 2460 | 2586 | 2831 | 4792 | 5943 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 85 | 14 | 45 | 13 | 23 | 206 | — | 28 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 968 | 862 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 685 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 |
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