Vetchs Reef surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 12 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
24.7° 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 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)988888888888887777775567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39353433336530636565634541412828181716191252169277
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
E
10
SSE
5
S
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
10
S
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
1.36
12:52PM
1.35
1:16AM
1.54
1:33PM
1.52
1:51AM
1.73
2:07PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.86
6:56PM
0.76
7:32AM
0.67
7:36PM
0.58
8:05AM
0.50
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C232322222525242323232223242424232322222226282524
Feels °C (?)252524242525262625252323242426262625242326272826
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