Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is

22.2°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 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 (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	57	44	45	45	33	33	33	35	37	36	37	37	62	108	170	175	138	289	341	153	117	116	100	65
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:48AM1.63m					2:05PM1.87m				2:19AM1.77m				2:36PM2.00m				2:51AM1.89m				3:07PM2.09m
Low Tide			7:49AM0.43m					8:19PM0.37m				8:21AM0.30m				8:49PM0.25m				8:53AM0.19m				9:20PM0.16m


	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	21	21	20	19	19	18	19	22	22	22	21	21	20	19	21	23	23	22	21	21
Feels °C	17	15	15	16	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	19	20	21	21	21	20	19	22	22	19	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 10	S 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	57	44	45	45	33	653	414	1208	1121	956	784	574	480	389	295	227	127	142	151	153	117	116	100	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 10	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	22	22	22	22	14	33	413	35	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	48	120	159	123	15	15	17	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	SE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	SE 10	SSW 11	SE 10	SE 10	SW 11	SSW 11	—	—
kJ	3	1	2	2	2	13	33	13	13	13	13	11	—	—	—	—	36	45	26	16	115	75	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	S 10	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 7
kJ	488	827	939	816	755	—	—	—	—	—	5	25	62	108	170	175	138	289	341	—	225	134	350	444
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mapelane KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	82	53	1	1	1227	907	1	2	2	2	2	684	404	2	2	2	4	2	2	404	404	210	285	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast		The Spot	Addington (South Beach)	Addington (South Beach)			Addington (South Beach)	Reunion	Warner Beach	Amanzimtoti	Reunion			Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Warner Beach	Warner Beach	Warner Beach					Addington (South Beach)
Rating (10 max)		4	2	2			3	4	4	4	3			2	2	2	3	3	3					2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bettys Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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