Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999888888888888888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94949573959569147144112866547333231313143427288134336
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
25
SSW
35
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffononcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
2.08
5:46PM
1.95
6:05AM
1.94
6:20PM
1.80
6:41AM
1.76
7:00PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.24
11:53PM
0.27
12:15PM
0.38
12:28AM
0.44
12:53PM
0.56
1:09AM
0.65
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-5:58-------6:00-------6:01------
Sunset----6:05-------6:02-------6:01---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11---------1111111-
Temp. °C212225252524232323242625252423232222232323232323
Feels °C (?)232426252728262625242320212222222222252525262626
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