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Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 May 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s 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 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
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 Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | |
9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 46 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.59m | 2:22AM1.75m | 2:44PM1.65m | 2:55AM1.79m | 3:17PM1.70m | 3:27AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.51m | 8:39AM0.43m | 8:44PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.38m | 9:18PM0.44m | 9:42AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 124 | 99 | 254 | 237 | 298 | 223 | 179 | 169 | 37 | 314 | 256 | 228 | 218 | 253 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 191 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 17 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | S 4 | SSW 19 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 12 | S 19 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 5 | 66 | 5 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 65 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 8 | 52 | 75 | 69 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 695 | 404 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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