Surf Forecast Surf Report

Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 03 May 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
24.7° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (03 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
SE
0.9
ENE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.3
NE
1.6
ENE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010999999146131212121111111111101010101010101010999101010767666656777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)19215612512596967171716968476666656543434242424214755471421355343278202198165134127102826464637046656261626465652041671558877109139103191360287233
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
1.48
7:53PM
1.43
8:19AM
1.32
9:38PM
1.34
10:31AM
1.25
11:36PM
1.38
12:14PM
1.32
12:42AM
1.49
1:07PM
1.43
1:23AM
1.61
1:44PM
1.54
1:56AM
1.71
2:15PM
1.63
2:26AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
0.68
1:26PM
0.69
2:10AM
0.84
2:48PM
0.83
4:19AM
0.91
4:53PM
0.85
6:09AM
0.83
6:18PM
0.77
7:04AM
0.70
7:07PM
0.67
7:41AM
0.58
7:43PM
0.57
8:11AM
0.48
8:14PM
0.48
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset------5:19-------5:17-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)141312121313141413121313171617171514141319212121191716172424242222212019222323232221202121202122212020192123242323212019
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