Riet River surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 07 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (07 Mar)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)528641293554362934243233299627702513243021241840157812201190876876787737644560521446446
Wind
(km/h)
55
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.44
6:02AM
1.49
6:11PM
1.33
6:25AM
1.36
6:34PM
1.21
6:48AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.16
11:48PM
0.18
12:11PM
0.26
12:12AM
0.29
12:35PM
0.38
12:36AM
0.43
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07
Sunset--6:40-------6:39-------6:37-----
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020191819191920212121201919202324232221202021
Feels °C (?)101214161619191817171616161616161819181717151616
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