Riet River surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 SAST
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Riet River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Riet River sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riet River today?

The current surf forecast for Riet River at 3PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Riet River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
12
5
S
13
5
S
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
12
4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8228
7726
8352
7571
6659
5993
5053
4196
3527
2816
2442
1881
1554
1220
973
711
511
426
292
212
157
784
3327
4524
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
N
0
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:54AM1.14m
7:50PM1.09m
7:58AM1.05m
9:24PM1.07m
9:45AM1.01m
10:59PM1.14m
Low Tide
1:22PM0.50m
1:56AM0.64m
2:36PM0.55m
3:42AM0.67m
4:09PM0.55m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
6:52
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
18
21
19
18
18
19
19
20
24
21
19
17
15
15
8
8
8
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
16
20
16
14
14
14
13
15
16
11
8
5
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
12
5
S
13
5
S
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
SE
13
Energy kJ
7268
7726
8352
7571
6659
5993
5053
4196
3527
2816
2442
1881
1554
1220
973
711
511
426
196
140
157
51
37
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
297
292
212
139
102
71
50
125
166
150
258
314
309
305
305
264
257
173
292
212
92
86
36
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
75
15
113
80
78
55
127
50
49
49
15
15
15
15
14
14
6
186
180
178
114
46
42
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
12
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.6
NE
7
0.6
NW
3
1.9
W
6
1.8
W
5
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
12
4
SW
12
Energy kJ
8228
99
111
80
162
8
20
22
60
266
6
223
179
784
3327
4524
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
127
190
126
332
127
111
111
0
0
0
0
0
96
16
16
16
16
16
88
270
351
191
329
329
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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