Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2.5
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)778877889111212121213131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47461835928740727529828332659576077379181997710251041852838838867722722745
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
5
N
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
1.97
4:44AM
2.04
4:55PM
1.92
5:08AM
1.96
5:19PM
1.84
5:32AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
0.21
10:52AM
0.25
10:59PM
0.27
11:17AM
0.32
11:23PM
0.36
11:41AM
0.43
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset5:50-------5:49-------5:47-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C242321201922242424232323222325252423232323232322
Feels °C (?)201918192023242526262525242527262525242324211818
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