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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 26 Jan 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
21.9° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
2
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111121212121212121212121212131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73973965765773978011007567699529841045117712561384138412771299134113621383136213621362
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
1.33
8:54PM
1.07
9:47AM
1.22
10:48PM
0.99
11:43AM
1.19
12:50AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.48
2:59AM
0.49
4:32PM
0.55
4:47AM
0.58
6:32PM
0.51
6:49AM
0.52
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-------5:28-------5:28-------5:30
Sunset--7:21-------7:20-------7:19-----
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1----------------1-11
Temp. °C282725232222212223242423222121222424242222222222
Feels °C (?)302523222121202222222324242323232323232323242322
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