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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 Thursday 07 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
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 1PM is: 6.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riet River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
5609 | 4054 | 3718 | 7584 | 11407 | 10134 | 8586 | 5412 | 7736 | 7170 | 6909 | 6844 | 6830 | 5733 | 4872 | 4254 | 3431 | 2724 | 2202 | 1881 | 1511 | 1242 | 973 | 787 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.24m | 6:49PM1.15m | 6:54AM1.14m | 7:50PM1.09m | 7:58AM1.05m | 9:24PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.41m | 00:49AM0.56m | 1:22PM0.50m | 1:56AM0.64m | 2:36PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 5609 | 4054 | 3718 | 1462 | 996 | 773 | 515 | 5412 | 7062 | 7170 | 6909 | 6844 | 6830 | 5733 | 4872 | 4254 | 3431 | 2724 | 2202 | 1881 | 1511 | 1242 | 973 | 787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | SE 22 | SSE 20 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 75 | 15 | 13 | — | — | 19 | 40 | 380 | 343 | 281 | 177 | 141 | 108 | 73 | 51 | 125 | 169 | 150 | 258 | 314 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SSE 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 16 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 75 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 80 | 78 | 54 | 127 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 54 | 1575 | 1852 | 7584 | 11407 | 10134 | 8586 | 1363 | 7736 | 97 | 45 | 80 | 98 | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 444 | 483 | 449 | 449 | 332 | 332 | 190 | 191 | 369 | 332 | 282 | 332 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 135 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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