Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riet River today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riet River at 3PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riet River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2344 | 1928 | 1665 | 1358 | 1088 | 997 | 840 | 778 | 765 | 633 | 583 | 533 | 463 | 360 | 314 | 273 | 233 | 235 | 220 | 373 | 455 | 486 | 461 | 391 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.39m | 6:29PM1.44m | 6:31AM1.34m | 7:05PM1.42m | 7:11AM1.27m | 7:47PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.19m | 00:34AM0.34m | 12:43PM0.23m | 1:15AM0.38m | 1:21PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2344 | 1928 | 1665 | 1358 | 1088 | 997 | 840 | 778 | 765 | 633 | 583 | 533 | 463 | 360 | 314 | 273 | 233 | 204 | 200 | 373 | 455 | 486 | 461 | 391 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 222 | 261 | 319 | 296 | 284 | 241 | 208 | 181 | 173 | 163 | 138 | 135 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 52 | 54 | 235 | 220 | 160 | 157 | 108 | 106 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 34 | 62 | 29 | 41 | 27 | 102 | 98 | 86 | 123 | 85 | 120 | 127 | 102 | 101 | 116 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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