Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riet River today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riet River at 5AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riet River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1790 | 1804 | 1675 | 1634 | 1364 | 1091 | 956 | 822 | 649 | 522 | 506 | 396 | 321 | 307 | 288 | 230 | 247 | 211 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 172 | 204 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.59m | 4:55PM1.71m | 5:07AM1.53m | 5:22PM1.62m | 5:33AM1.44m | 5:47PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM-0.00m | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:07AM0.07m | 11:31PM0.14m | 11:33AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1790 | 1804 | 1675 | 1634 | 1364 | 1091 | 956 | 822 | 649 | 522 | 506 | 396 | 1884 | 1960 | 1985 | 2099 | 2041 | 1673 | 1439 | 1191 | 953 | 804 | 696 | 598 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | 66 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 321 | 307 | 288 | 230 | 247 | 211 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 172 | 204 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 53 | 49 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1051 | 1267 | 1557 | 1982 | 2013 | 2060 | 2456 | 2968 | 2749 | 2457 | 2179 | 2093 | 2451 | — | — | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 369 | 386 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 135 | 129 | 5 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 16 | 0 |
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