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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 2AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
6
6
6
!
6
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
2
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
S
12
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9199
8374
8245
7790
8617
7552
7903
7506
6659
5929
4976
4130
3228
2816
2402
1881
1511
1220
1008
787
627
443
298
212
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
15
E
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
40
WNW
50
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
6:49PM1.15m
6:54AM1.14m
7:50PM1.09m
7:58AM1.05m
9:24PM1.07m
9:45AM1.01m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.56m
1:22PM0.50m
1:56AM0.64m
2:36PM0.55m
3:42AM0.67m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:25
5:25
5:24
5:23
4
5
5
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
18
20
19
17
17
19
19
20
23
21
8
9
8
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
17
19
16
12
13
14
13
15
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
937
853
8245
7790
7268
7552
7903
7506
6659
5929
4976
4130
3228
2816
2402
1881
1511
1220
1008
787
627
443
298
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
22
1.5
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
19
512
373
292
286
173
139
73
51
129
171
169
199
258
314
305
305
305
264
257
186
159
116
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
20
0.2
SSE
20
0.5
SE
18
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
18
40
38
154
15
113
80
78
53
51
50
47
49
15
15
15
15
14
6
6
180
178
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
S
12
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.7
WNW
3
1.7
W
6
Energy kJ
9199
8374
8617
99
111
80
162
6
29
22
42
112
11
178
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
6
4
5
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
449
332
190
190
127
190
332
332
190
111
0
0
0
0
0
0
369
16
16
16
16
16
110
265
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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