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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 24 Nov 2025 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
18.8° C
 (Which is 2.6°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: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (24 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (24 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thu
27
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.1
SW
1.2
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)101110161515151615141413131316161514141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32727326822527031848512416871319118911901255135933833175241619371677143012661134890802
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ESE
20
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
1.33
5:34PM
1.34
6:07AM
1.27
6:10PM
1.27
6:53AM
1.22
6:57PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
0.37
11:51PM
0.29
12:06PM
0.45
12:32AM
0.36
12:56PM
0.53
1:22AM
0.42
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thu
27
Sunrise4:56-------4:56-------4:56-------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:01---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171921212019181717192122212019181924272523212122
Feels °C (?)171919191919181718191817161615161824272422192223
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