Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 Mar 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)668888677888899999989999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19420927030721725128923315213511311699123126125125122123116119122153150
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.43
1:25PM
1.48
1:51AM
1.62
2:09PM
1.65
2:27AM
1.79
2:42PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.79
7:36PM
0.67
8:04AM
0.60
8:15PM
0.50
8:38AM
0.44
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset------5:58-------5:55-------5:54-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------3---11-----------
Temp. °C242424252728272424242323242424232323232325242424
Feels °C (?)272727272829322324242324262525252626262526242526
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