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Riet River Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Riet River surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 7 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 |
 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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | — | — |
| 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | — | — | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | 180 | 178 | 114 | 113 | 73 | — | — | 26 | 38 | 39 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | N 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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