Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riet River today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riet River at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riet River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 25 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 551 | 541 | 561 | 551 | 469 | 413 | 1354 | 2410 | 3412 | 4265 | 7150 | 7071 | 5455 | 4239 | 3506 | 2643 | 2157 | 1779 | 1303 | 986 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:34AM0.98m | 10:52PM1.07m | 12:18PM1.05m | 00:48AM1.17m | 1:30PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.65m | 5:46AM0.59m | 6:29PM0.58m | 7:13AM0.43m | 7:41PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 494 | 551 | 541 | 561 | 551 | 469 | 396 | 388 | 2410 | 3412 | 4265 | 7150 | 7071 | 5455 | 4239 | 3506 | 2643 | 2157 | 1779 | 1303 | 986 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 25 | SSW 24 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 45 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 413 | 1354 | 459 | 314 | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 658 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 14 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | S 28 | SSW 26 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 36 | 47 | 27 | 16 | 67 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 121 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 219 | 173 | 153 | 138 | 120 | 107 | 61 | 80 | 53 | 292 | 259 | 70 | 92 | 138 | 190 | 310 | 494 | 681 | 980 | 1207 | 1268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 567 | 386 | 567 | 351 | 96 | 149 | 239 | 239 | 291 | 386 | 567 | 386 | 386 | 351 | 351 | 361 | 331 | 386 | 329 | 329 | 142 |
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