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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 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
17.7° C
(Which is 5.1°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 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111116151514141414131313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268308268268268228339417691653671661623543501599590581572555529449435428
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
WSW
10
NW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
onononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.98
7:57AM
0.98
10:43PM
0.93
11:21AM
0.96
12:31AM
1.07
12:42PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
0.71
3:12PM
0.68
4:54AM
0.75
5:49PM
0.62
6:41AM
0.62
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1-----1
Temp. °C262423242324293026262524222123232221212222222221
Feels °C (?)282624262425283026272724201822252421222222232423
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