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Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
24.6° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
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
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010101091313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)408408296247242204200196156156153153156162165200192146173155162145217306
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
1.78
3:55PM
1.85
4:19AM
1.88
4:25PM
1.90
4:49AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.48
10:08PM
0.33
10:23AM
0.41
10:37PM
0.27
10:54AM
0.37
11:05PM
0.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-5:11-------5:11-------5:13------
Sunset----7:00-------6:59-------6:59---
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1-----1111-----------23
Temp. °C232422232322212020202021222121202021242424232121
Feels °C (?)262216171717171718191921212021202020222122222020
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