Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 May 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
23.7° 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 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.7
NE
6
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.1
ENE
7
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
190
184
196
129
163
118
121
114
82
114
112
112
141
133
98
96
94
94
68
68
68
66
66
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
E
5
E
0
E
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
N
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:34AM1.50m
8:24PM1.52m
8:50AM1.38m
9:47PM1.47m
10:23AM1.34m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.65m
1:53PM0.61m
2:45AM0.75m
3:08PM0.71m
4:18AM0.78m
4:35PM0.74m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:06
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
22
23
22
21
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
16
16
17
20
21
22
20
18
17
16
17
21
21
21
21
19
19
20
20
22
21
21
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
488
114
93
93
94
77
97
121
105
82
114
112
112
141
133
98
96
94
94
68
68
68
70
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
17
180
177
174
129
163
118
85
114
82
37
32
48
50
47
29
25
60
58
56
72
70
66
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
64
87
82
105
100
93
85
84
84
81
73
73
16
36
35
57
54
16
16
26
7
9
6
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
39
190
184
196
1
12
22
16
18
17
19
28
29
28
21
15
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
102
267
155
0
0
0
0
0
1
156
156
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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