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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 21 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
17.7° 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 12PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
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)
5
4
3
6
6
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)161514141414131313131212121212111111111110111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43184149370241394527289824492211224822572308204418661671134310641027916969953458514441353
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
1.43
4:03PM
1.50
4:26AM
1.41
4:32PM
1.47
4:56AM
1.38
5:02PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53AM
0.23
10:15PM
0.16
10:23AM
0.26
10:45PM
0.19
10:54AM
0.31
11:17PM
0.24
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise4:58-------4:56-------4:56-------
Sunset----6:58-------6:59-------6:59---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------1---11
Temp. °C182122212118171919202222212020191921212121201918
Feels °C (?)151717161616161818202120181817171821191919201817
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