Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riet River today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riet River at 6PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riet River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 423 | 663 | 411 | 1005 | 573 | 549 | 396 | 340 | 400 | 441 | 834 | 1645 | 1375 | 1026 | 1255 | 1116 | 617 | 600 | 603 | 593 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.56m | 6:47AM1.34m | 7:18PM1.46m | 7:25AM1.23m | 7:58PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.10m | 00:51AM0.27m | 12:52PM0.20m | 1:31AM0.37m | 1:28PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 472 | 423 | 94 | 411 | 597 | 573 | 549 | 396 | 287 | 400 | 441 | 475 | 478 | 503 | 511 | 809 | 677 | 617 | 600 | 603 | 593 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 251 | 96 | 10 | 71 | 302 | 229 | 189 | 223 | 340 | 246 | 184 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 520 | 580 | 580 | 561 | 488 | 389 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 71 | 71 | 80 | 110 | 98 | 193 | 48 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 217 | 663 | 384 | 1005 | — | — | — | — | — | 297 | 834 | 1645 | 1375 | 1026 | 1255 | 1116 | — | 398 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 110 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 136 | 137 | 137 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
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