Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.58° S 26.93° E

Riet River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Riet River sea temperature is
14.0°C
5.8° 

Riet River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Riet River today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Riet River at 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1014
1014
943
928
835
835
714
563
488
488
472
464
456
464
407
393
320
582
791
725
615
548
527
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
10
E
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
W
30
SW
35
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:44AM1.57m
3:55PM1.71m
4:12AM1.56m
4:23PM1.65m
4:39AM1.51m
4:49PM1.57m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.04m
10:07PM0.02m
10:11AM0.07m
10:33PM0.07m
10:38AM0.14m
10:58PM0.14m
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5:37
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5:33
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6:21
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6:22
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5
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1
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
19
22
28
22
23
23
23
22
24
28
33
21
20
19
16
17
16
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
24
30
23
24
22
24
24
24
27
32
18
16
17
15
15
16
16
17
18
19
19
17
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