Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is

22.9° C

Vetchs Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	69	48	1010	1010	925	1082	761	748	624	614	555	546	494	494	546	494	442	403	403	403	361	319	282	236
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SSW	S	S	SE	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	ENE	NNW	NW	N	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			7:24AM1.59m				7:52PM1.65m					8:03AM1.46m				8:36PM1.52m				8:51AM1.33m				9:34PM1.41m
Low Tide	1:26AM0.52m				1:31PM0.50m					2:06AM0.65m				2:09PM0.64m				2:56AM0.77m				2:58PM0.77m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	19	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	19	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	20	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	17	13	15	16	17	18	18	16	15	16	15	18	19	20	20	20	18	17	15	18	19	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	933	948	1010	1010	925	1082	761	748	624	614	555	546	494	494	546	494	442	403	403	403	361	319	282	236
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 9	S 8	S 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	167	48	47	46	29	47	116	132	110	75	61	37	71	91	151	206	193	237	322	376	351	261	198	151
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 12	SW 12	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—
kJ	69	15	6	31	17	28	28	27	27	30	29	28	55	53	15	14	14	14	6	6	6	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	163	288	71	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	8	16	16	13	10	23	52	129	223	201
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Snake Park Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	1	1	237	285	329	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	2	554	475	218	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Country Club (African Beach)	Wedge	Dairy Beach (New Pier)				Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Umzumbe	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Warner Beach	Umzumbe	Umzumbe	Warner Beach	Warner Beach	Reunion				Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3				3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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