Riet River Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.58° S 26.93° E

Riet River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Riet River sea temperature is
15.1° C
4.5° 

Riet River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Riet River today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Riet River at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
183
183
158
180
138
134
128
184
260
287
309
245
237
174
142
590
743
809
724
724
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:30PM1.71m
5:39AM1.51m
6:01PM1.62m
6:09AM1.41m
6:30PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:12AM-0.02m
11:40PM0.10m
11:42AM0.06m
00:10AM0.19m
12:11PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
17
16
17
19
20
22
26
29
23
19
16
15
15
15
17
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
17
20
17
14
15
17
16
18
22
26
22
17
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
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