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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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 4.7°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 1PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131212121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17501553132511961156989854713613522490400333328322317252234431431341415458573
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
NE
35
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
SE
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
1.41
7:06PM
1.22
7:32AM
1.21
8:15PM
1.05
9:09AM
1.03
11:05PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.35
1:10AM
0.44
1:56PM
0.52
2:27AM
0.62
4:01PM
0.64
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset----6:17-------6:16-------6:15---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C212122232222222121243127222020191920222222222122
Feels °C (?)171516171616161720243129181719171819212122222023
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