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Riet River Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Riet River surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Riet River today?
The current surf forecast for Riet River at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riet River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3001 | 2352 | 2173 | 3319 | 2701 | 2647 | 2431 | 2269 | 1543 | 1390 | 1469 | 1167 | 1029 | 932 | 848 | 822 | 702 | 638 | 554 | 528 | 447 | 439 | 367 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:11PM 1.37 | 2:23AM 1.36 | 2:43PM 1.51 | 2:54AM 1.46 | 3:11PM 1.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:59AM 0.34 | 8:24PM 0.31 | 8:31AM 0.22 | 8:55PM 0.20 | 8:59AM 0.12 | 9:22PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)
The wind is still cross-off at Riet River (light winds from the WSW at Port Alfred Arport 5 km from Riet River). 3.1m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 2.8m 12s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 11 min ago
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