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Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 20s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vetchs Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 54 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 58 | 60 | 82 | 130 | 257 | 149 | 246 | 300 | 205 | 179 | 285 | 243 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.57m | 7:27AM1.47m | 8:21PM1.42m | 9:02AM1.31m | 10:32PM1.37m | 11:26AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.70m | 1:50PM0.72m | 2:46AM0.86m | 3:38PM0.84m | 5:13AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 |
23 | 538 | 538 | 23 | 516 | 647 | 2781 | 2105 | 1832 | 1606 | 1585 | 1154 | 845 | 834 | 704 | 458 | 350 | 282 | 215 | 205 | 179 | 285 | 243 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 20 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 |
11 | 23 | 23 | 78 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 58 | 60 | 82 | 130 | — | — | — | — | 155 | 150 | 101 | 67 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — |
— | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | E 7 |
1055 | 919 | 865 | 2029 | 1875 | 1719 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 257 | 149 | 246 | 300 | 46 | 34 | 95 | 8 | 257 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 685 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1215 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 695 | 695 | 713 | 456 | 213 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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