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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.9°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 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111113131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)713585471360317273194140145219265351295321282273273604990355361355425939
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSE
15
SE
20
E
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
E
15
NE
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
1.24
1:25PM
1.22
1:46AM
1.41
2:01PM
1.36
2:17AM
1.58
2:35PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
0.45
7:27PM
0.34
7:59AM
0.28
8:01PM
0.21
8:32AM
0.13
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:31-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C191819192222222121212022282926252019192021212120
Feels °C (?)191719192321211818191922283026251715151618171920
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