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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
19.6° C
 (Which is 1.8°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: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (25 Nov)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (25 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSE
2.2
S
2.5
SE
2.2
ESE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1413131316161514141313131212121211111089878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1189119012551359309831752416216717331430115211348907616696126791009752869720881461392
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.27
6:53AM
1.22
6:57PM
1.18
7:53AM
1.18
8:03PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.45
12:32AM
0.36
12:56PM
0.53
1:22AM
0.42
2:04PM
0.58
2:27AM
0.48
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise------4:56-------4:56-------4:54-
Sunset--7:00-------7:01-------7:02-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------1-111111111
Temp. °C212322201918192427262422212222232322212020202121
Feels °C (?)181917151616182426262422232524242319181717161717
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