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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.7°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 1AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2071
1846
1568
1377
3072
3427
3859
3859
3805
3469
2780
1999
1634
1475
1191
1028
841
738
638
472
472
383
348
240
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:01PM1.39m
2:15AM1.65m
2:43PM1.48m
2:57AM1.72m
3:24PM1.54m
3:39AM1.73m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.18m
8:36AM0.06m
8:40PM0.11m
9:16AM-0.00m
9:23PM0.06m
9:57AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:19
5:19
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
16
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
16
15
16
17
23
27
16
16
14
15
13
14
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
12
12
13
14
20
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
E
6
Energy kJ
2071
1846
1568
1377
3072
3427
3859
3859
3805
3469
2780
1999
1634
1475
1191
1028
841
738
638
472
472
383
348
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.7
S
15
1.1
S
15
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
S
11
Energy kJ
7
7
208
524
12
42
68
42
771
757
270
297
229
263
233
194
283
172
320
190
104
91
240
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
20
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.6
WSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
10
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
30
12
31
75
75
158
36
87
143
164
147
224
144
4
2
193
200
200
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
0.1
E
9
0.6
ENE
3
1
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
835
2
8
34
88
143
122
80
115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
123
4
4
0
0
0
0
123
123
0
0
0
0
4
16
386
369
329
149
16
16
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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