Vetchs Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.05° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vetchs Reef sea temperature is

22.3° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vetchs Reef at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 18					Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	2	1	1	2
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	SE 14	E 10	NE 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 12	E 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	156	156	156	121	121	118	90	90	272	94	4	71	69	69	48	925	46	846	846	761	683
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ESE	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	S	ESE	ENE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				6:38PM1.88m				6:48AM1.71m				7:14PM1.78m				7:24AM1.59m				7:52PM1.65m
Low Tide		12:21PM0.26m				00:48AM0.41m				12:56PM0.37m				1:26AM0.52m				1:31PM0.50m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	20	21	20	19	18	17	18	18	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	20	20	20	18	17	16	15	15	19	20	20	20	18	16	15	16	19	19	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	156	156	156	268	420	393	454	604	560	902	583	816	795	893	948	925	1135	846	846	761	683
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	S 12	SE 14	E 10	SSE 13	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	E 10	S 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	153	104	173	121	121	118	316	327	272	94	229	194	218	135	48	70	46	181	290	181	138
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 10	S 8	SSE 15	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	E 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSW 13
kJ	69	100	90	50	45	175	90	90	92	38	114	71	69	69	6	47	31	29	28	28	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	—	—	SSW 9	S 10	S 5	SSW 10	—	—	NE 6	ENE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	56	240	37	169	—	—	5	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Vetchs Reef 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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5

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