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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 12 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 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.9
ENE
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)13131312121212121212111111111111116111313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)528444423513496488480378683593431379317247169140145249265295295286287278
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
30
WSW
35
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
15
E
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoncross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
1.07
12:42PM
1.08
1:13AM
1.24
1:25PM
1.22
1:46AM
1.41
2:01PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
0.62
6:49PM
0.49
7:24AM
0.45
7:27PM
0.34
7:59AM
0.28
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:33----
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
12213111----------------
Temp. °C201920202121201919191919222222222121212228302726
Feels °C (?)232121212319161819192020222020191819202127322726
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