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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 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
16.7° C
(Which is 6.4°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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)101011111111911111169101111111111111111101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2702081862172142102101731645582335601192174414921106875806738677572477314353
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
WSW
10
NNW
5
NW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
1.04
12:57AM
1.15
1:19PM
1.17
1:47AM
1.33
2:03PM
1.30
2:23AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
0.56
7:18AM
0.51
7:31PM
0.41
8:04AM
0.36
8:10PM
0.27
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset--6:14-------6:13-------6:12-----
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--127--2----------------
Temp. °C272825222222201922222018181717182021201918181819
Feels °C (?)262726222425201718171616171515161819181918181820
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