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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 19 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 2.8°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 1PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (19 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
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121111111111111099101111131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15971379121511381044889739645572835634730778487433461487467938774737569569569
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
1.49
4:21PM
1.54
4:47AM
1.55
4:51PM
1.55
5:17AM
1.59
5:21PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
0.21
10:33PM
0.06
10:49AM
0.18
11:02PM
0.03
11:20AM
0.16
11:30PM
0.03
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-5:20-------5:20-------5:22------
Sunset----7:23-------7:22-------7:22---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C171921212120191717192120202020201820232323212019
Feels °C (?)151717171719171414161817171818181616191818171717
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