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Riet River Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Riet River surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 3PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | |
8228 | 7726 | 8352 | 7571 | 6659 | 5993 | 5053 | 4196 | 3527 | 2816 | 2442 | 1881 | 1554 | 1220 | 973 | 711 | 511 | 426 | 292 | 212 | 157 | 784 | 3327 | 4524 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.14m | 7:50PM1.09m | 7:58AM1.05m | 9:24PM1.07m | 9:45AM1.01m | 10:59PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.50m | 1:56AM0.64m | 2:36PM0.55m | 3:42AM0.67m | 4:09PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 7268 | 7726 | 8352 | 7571 | 6659 | 5993 | 5053 | 4196 | 3527 | 2816 | 2442 | 1881 | 1554 | 1220 | 973 | 711 | 511 | 426 | 196 | 140 | 157 | 51 | 37 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 297 | 292 | 212 | 139 | 102 | 71 | 50 | 125 | 166 | 150 | 258 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 264 | 257 | 173 | 292 | 212 | 92 | 86 | 36 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 75 | 15 | 113 | 80 | 78 | 55 | 127 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 186 | 180 | 178 | 114 | 46 | 42 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NW 3 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8228 | 99 | 111 | 80 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 22 | 60 | 266 | 6 | 223 | 179 | 784 | 3327 | 4524 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 190 | 126 | 332 | 127 | 111 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 88 | 270 | 351 | 191 | 329 | 329 |
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