Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is

21.8° C

Vetchs Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vetchs Reef today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	190	192	192	156	156	153	121	118	118	89	90	90	92	96	71	71
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	W	S	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNE	NE	ENE	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	SE	ESE	ESE	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	off
High Tide			5:34AM1.89m				6:01PM1.96m				6:11AM1.82m				6:38PM1.88m				6:48AM1.71m				7:14PM1.78m
Low Tide	11:31PM0.27m				11:44AM0.18m				00:10AM0.32m				12:21PM0.26m				00:48AM0.41m				12:56PM0.37m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	16	20	22	20	19	19	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	16	16	15	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	15	18	20	20	19	19	16	15	15	19	19	21	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	190	192	192	156	156	153	401	353	477	383	678	1173	1094	980	839	759
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	S 11	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	25	139	99	26	26	27	25	24	181	254	217	153	133	173	121	118	118	342	361	90	92	112	149	184
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 10	SSW 9	SSE 15	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	40	10	10	33	29	14	22	40	—	41	40	69	100	90	111	86	136	89	90	38	38	96	71	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	6

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