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Riet River surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.0°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 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riet River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 148mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | |
239 | 229 | 367 | 499 | 377 | 371 | 299 | 373 | 469 | 277 | 435 | 200 | 297 | 628 | 1225 | 3567 | 1382 | 3782 | 8095 | 8523 | 8867 | 8043 | 7719 | 9408 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:42AM1.49m | 5:02PM1.39m | 5:10AM1.42m | 5:33PM1.32m | 5:39AM1.33m | 6:06PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.18m | 11:01PM0.28m | 11:22AM0.25m | 11:31PM0.37m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:06AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:25 | |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
19 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
200 | 173 | 367 | 499 | 377 | 371 | 299 | 255 | 313 | 254 | 246 | 200 | 183 | 140 | 167 | 416 | 1382 | 3782 | 8095 | 8523 | 8867 | 8043 | 7719 | 7813 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | E 9 | E 10 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — |
239 | 229 | 51 | 160 | 191 | 194 | 229 | 373 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 164 | 98 | 123 | 161 | 12 | 1039 | 1229 | 50 | 66 | 91 | 24 | 54 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — |
51 | 44 | 34 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 50 | 29 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 682 | 34 | 41 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 35 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | W 3 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 |
1 | 5 | 276 | 151 | 36 | 55 | — | 74 | 469 | 277 | 435 | 62 | 297 | 628 | 1225 | 3567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9408 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 126 | 136 | 167 | 190 | 96 | 332 | 239 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 133 | 149 | 0 | 253 |
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