Riet River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.58° S 26.93° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Riet River sea temperature is

19.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Riet River today (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Riet River at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (01 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).
	Saturday 1							Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	216	149	172	112	87	84	82	44	726	1445	1607	1619	158	201	222	172	1111	972	883	299	299	290	273
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:06AM1.52m				5:30PM1.60m				5:35AM1.49m				5:59PM1.59m				6:06AM1.44m				6:31PM1.55m
Low Tide				11:14AM0.05m				11:36PM0.17m				11:42AM0.08m				00:08AM0.20m				12:12PM0.13m


	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	16	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	17	20	18	16	16	16	16	16	20	22	21	19	19
Feels °C	7	7	9	10	9	8	8	7	8	8	11	14	14	12	12	13	13	12	16	18	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	216	149	147	112	87	84	82	44	726	1445	1607	1619	1715	1505	1426	1291	1111	972	883	831	815	759	730
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 14	S 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 15	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	12	12	172	25	25	10	20	33	61	65	75	120	158	201	222	172	174	116	215	299	299	290	273
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	—	SW 16	—	—	SW 15	WSW 15	SSW 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSW 16	SW 12	SSW 15	SW 12	S 13	S 13	S 12	—
kJ	12	—	11	—	—	35	21	20	31	31	17	17	16	16	7	85	90	167	139	3	3	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	NE 5	—	NE 5	—	—
kJ	665	664	665	678	748	839	913	951	90	77	74	58	—	98	49	68	55	—	35	—	35	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	134	136	239	361	329	239	138	138	136	136	161	161	161	149	16	16	5	5	5	142	142	16	16
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Rating (10 max)										3	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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