Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 03 Nov 2025 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thu
06
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)999567788788888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1037825717444863858446836237928423717213867454229292929293132
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
2.00
2:28AM
1.89
2:47PM
2.11
3:06AM
1.98
3:23PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
0.30
8:25PM
0.25
8:32AM
0.18
9:01PM
0.14
9:10AM
0.12
9:37PM
0.09
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thu
06
Sunrise-5:00------4:58-------4:58-------
Sunset----6:17-------6:19-------6:20---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182022222221202021242624232221201920212121202020
Feels °C (?)161717171817181920242621201917171718181820192121
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