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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 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
18.4° C
(Which is 4.7°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 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111111111110101111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393328322317301503485396273366467584595513341217221217210210210186164167
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
25
W
15
N
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononoffcrossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
1.05
9:09AM
1.03
11:05PM
1.00
12:02PM
1.04
12:57AM
1.15
1:19PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.62
4:01PM
0.64
5:39AM
0.66
6:31PM
0.56
7:18AM
0.51
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset6:16-------6:15-------6:14-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------122-----
Temp. °C212019181819222222212121212227282522222220202222
Feels °C (?)171718161618222122212020212226262321232419181817
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