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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is 3.5°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: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
3
5
7
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.8
W
7
0.6
SSW
13
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
14
5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2202
1881
1538
1242
1008
822
627
471
367
250
278
113
1893
3217
4699
4180
3313
2183
1027
2774
5506
6999
9327
8649
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
35
NW
55
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
W
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:24PM1.07m
9:45AM1.01m
10:59PM1.14m
11:24AM1.06m
00:03AM1.27m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.55m
3:42AM0.67m
4:09PM0.55m
5:21AM0.59m
5:27PM0.49m
6:25AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
4
3
Temp °C
18
21
18
17
17
19
19
19
24
20
19
18
16
14
14
15
17
20
21
22
22
20
17
16
16
20
15
13
13
15
14
14
17
9
11
6
3
1
2
4
7
10
9
11
13
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
NE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
2202
1881
1538
1242
1008
822
627
471
251
211
119
99
54
96
96
4180
3313
2183
1027
37
23
13
22
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
1.6
SSW
13
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
258
314
309
305
305
264
257
186
367
250
175
100
44
42
25
72
35
37
828
18
9
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SE
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
14
14
6
180
178
114
113
73
26
38
39
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
N
4
1.5
W
5
1.8
W
7
2
W
5
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
4
SW
12
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
4
1.6
WNW
5
3.5
WSW
11
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
14
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
4
24
19
42
168
33
97
278
212
1893
3217
4699
65
68
45
125
2774
5506
6999
9327
8649
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
9
3
3
5
Distance (km)
0
0
369
16
16
16
16
16
61
162
123
191
305
517
191
329
301
253
239
265
190
318
328
167
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
1
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
9
3
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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