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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 11PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.8
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
10
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6659
5993
5116
4257
3331
2647
2249
1928
1582
1242
1008
822
627
443
320
250
299
803
2351
4234
4117
3517
2597
1742
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
55
NW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:50PM1.09m
7:58AM1.05m
9:24PM1.07m
9:45AM1.01m
10:59PM1.14m
11:24AM1.06m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.64m
2:36PM0.55m
3:42AM0.67m
4:09PM0.55m
5:21AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
18
21
19
18
18
19
20
20
24
20
19
18
15
15
15
15
18
22
11
10
11
10
10
11
16
19
16
14
14
14
15
15
17
9
8
6
3
3
3
5
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
6659
5993
5116
4257
3331
2647
2249
1928
1582
1242
1008
822
627
443
196
250
175
100
65
96
4117
3517
2597
1742
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
SE
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
102
71
50
125
255
150
258
314
309
305
305
264
257
183
320
149
92
50
25
23
72
28
36
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
56
55
127
50
28
49
15
15
15
14
14
14
6
186
180
178
114
44
40
25
58
39
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
1
NE
5
1.7
NE
7
0.5
NW
3
1.9
W
6
1.8
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
10
4
SW
12
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.4
WNW
5
Energy kJ
6
17
19
53
301
4
233
299
803
2351
4234
44
53
53
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
127
111
0
0
0
0
0
0
369
16
16
16
16
16
20
239
444
301
296
329
329
296
253
239
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
4
5
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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