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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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
Monday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131313131212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)691653617661613494509525517796572486423513496488443378371365380329233198
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
0.93
11:21AM
0.96
12:31AM
1.07
12:42PM
1.08
1:13AM
1.24
1:25PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
0.68
4:54AM
0.75
5:49PM
0.62
6:41AM
0.62
6:49PM
0.49
7:24AM
0.45
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C272627262020222221212121222223242422202019202324
Feels °C (?)272626241617212122242423232222252525202019212423
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