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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 21 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
20.5° C
 (Which is 2.9°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 10AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
3
3
3
5
4
3
3
3
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)91010111312121212121212121212121216151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44344254053170064761656956956950050858975914986085852054346940964461485247014626
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
SW
20
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
1.59
5:21PM
1.54
5:47AM
1.61
5:52PM
1.50
6:19AM
1.59
6:26PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
0.03
11:20AM
0.16
11:30PM
0.03
11:53AM
0.17
12:01AM
0.07
12:28PM
0.21
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---5:22-------5:22-------5:24----
Sunset------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C201918202324232120201922262524211920192122222221
Feels °C (?)181716171819181617191923251918181516161616171820
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