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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is 4.0°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 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111615151414141413131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268228339417691653671607623494509525517581572555464449435428367361355349
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
0.98
10:43PM
0.93
11:21AM
0.96
12:31AM
1.07
12:42PM
1.08
1:13AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
0.68
4:54AM
0.75
5:49PM
0.62
6:41AM
0.62
6:49PM
0.49
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-6:30-------6:31-------6:31------
Sunset----5:55-------5:54-------5:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232329292826272522212323222222222222242322211919
Feels °C (?)242328292826282520192224252522222222242423211919
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