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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 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 9AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be 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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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7
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
3
4
3
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
13
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
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
2.1
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
9
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8522
8662
7726
8352
7506
6659
5929
5309
4493
3532
2813
2202
1881
1511
1184
973
787
586
435
298
194
341
1210
3017
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
0
SE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54AM1.14m
7:50PM1.09m
7:58AM1.05m
9:24PM1.07m
9:45AM1.01m
10:59PM1.14m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.56m
1:22PM0.50m
1:56AM0.64m
2:36PM0.55m
3:42AM0.67m
4:09PM0.55m
light rain
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
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:25
5:24
5:23
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
18
21
20
18
18
19
19
20
23
21
19
16
15
8
8
7
8
9
10
10
9
9
11
11
16
20
17
14
14
14
14
15
13
10
8
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
13
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
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
7664
7268
7726
8352
7506
6659
5929
5309
4493
3532
2813
2202
1881
1511
1184
973
787
586
435
298
194
157
86
3017
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
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
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
373
297
292
212
139
73
73
51
125
166
150
258
314
305
305
305
264
257
186
159
140
75
51
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
20
0.5
SE
18
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
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
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
38
154
15
113
80
56
55
127
50
49
49
15
15
15
14
14
14
6
180
178
114
35
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.3
ENE
7
0.7
WNW
4
1.8
W
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
9
0.9
NW
5
Energy kJ
8522
8662
99
111
80
162
162
8
21
22
51
138
13
227
341
1210
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
7
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
190
127
190
332
332
138
111
0
0
0
0
20
0
96
16
16
16
61
16
115
276
304
191
329
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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