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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 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.2°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 6AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riet River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
731 | 807 | 1492 | 6042 | 5672 | 5780 | 6304 | 6771 | 6672 | 5354 | 5255 | 4447 | 4713 | 7293 | 7976 | 7900 | 5703 | 6767 | 6482 | 6366 | 6663 | 5620 | 6316 | 5616 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:39AM1.33m | 6:06PM1.24m | 6:12AM1.24m | 6:49PM1.15m | 6:54AM1.14m | 7:50PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.37m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:06AM0.46m | 12:32PM0.41m | 00:49AM0.56m | 1:22PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 731 | 807 | 1198 | 6042 | 5672 | 5780 | 6304 | 6771 | 6672 | 5354 | 5255 | 4447 | 1686 | 1465 | 561 | 7900 | 5703 | 6767 | 6482 | 6366 | 6663 | 5620 | 6316 | 5616 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 31 | 1492 | 2529 | 66 | 51 | 24 | 54 | 54 | 1313 | 1172 | 113 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 38 | 184 | 143 | 135 | 59 | 74 | 98 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 11 | SW 19 | — | — | SE 22 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | WSW 20 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 42 | 81 | 91 | 90 | 26 | 27 | 171 | 54 | 1491 | 14 | — | — | 18 | 40 | 145 | 37 | 91 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 53 | 175 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | — | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1030 | 1178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1608 | 4713 | 7293 | 7976 | — | 995 | 54 | 97 | — | 787 | 588 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 133 | 20 | 135 | 135 | 0 | 133 | 351 | 0 | 435 | 444 | 540 | 517 | 517 | 332 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 126 | 126 | 332 | 126 | 123 | 111 |
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