Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 07 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
25.6° 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 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (07 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)788878988888889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91582932141226232221223545112151190190220220220220263263304
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
offoffglassonononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.88
6:05AM
1.90
6:11PM
1.76
6:28AM
1.76
6:33PM
1.62
6:52AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.34
11:53PM
0.33
12:11PM
0.46
12:16AM
0.46
12:35PM
0.59
12:39AM
0.60
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:52
Sunset--6:22-------6:21-------6:20-----
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262423222121191920202020202020202223222222212020
Feels °C (?)201615161618171819192021202020212121202222212019
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