Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
25.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 1PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
2
2
3
4
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)121213131313131313131314141313131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70575487595395310601009838825812722866892722663569476454339333269218189138
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
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-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
1.96
5:19PM
1.84
5:32AM
1.86
5:44PM
1.74
5:57AM
1.73
6:10PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.32
11:23PM
0.36
11:41AM
0.43
11:48PM
0.48
12:06PM
0.55
12:14AM
0.62
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset----5:47-------5:46-------5:45---
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C232425262523232222232322212121212121222222222120
Feels °C (?)242426262724252423201917171717181718191921232221
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