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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 4.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (07 May)20ft (6.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
3
3
0
0
6
!
!
6
5
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SE
12
4.5
SW
10
6
SSW
12
6
S
12
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5343
6048
5387
4055
3987
8715
9761
9430
8536
7180
6660
6829
7754
7086
6245
5252
4438
3738
2943
2355
1946
1473
1184
955
Wind (km/h)
20
W
40
SW
50
WSW
40
SW
60
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
15
E
25
NE
20
NNE
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:12AM1.24m
6:49PM1.15m
6:54AM1.14m
7:50PM1.09m
7:58AM1.05m
9:24PM1.07m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.46m
12:32PM0.41m
00:49AM0.56m
1:22PM0.50m
1:56AM0.64m
2:36PM0.55m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:24
1
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
18
17
19
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
18
20
18
17
17
11
11
9
12
7
8
8
8
7
8
7
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
17
18
15
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SE
12
3
SSE
12
2.1
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
5343
5234
5387
4055
2948
1114
853
8684
7894
7180
6660
6829
7754
7086
6245
5252
4438
3738
2943
2355
1946
1473
1184
955
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
2.5
ESE
11
0.1
SE
22
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
54
54
99
13
1517
19
460
380
296
270
222
144
110
100
51
125
169
150
318
314
309
305
305
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSE
21
0.2
SSE
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
36
55
15
42
38
37
46
45
80
56
54
127
50
49
49
16
15
15
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
12
3
SW
9
4.5
SW
10
6
SSW
12
6
S
12
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
0.3
SW
15
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
1
W
5
0.5
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
Energy kJ
6048
1366
3987
8715
9761
9430
8536
33
85
82
159
52
4
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
7
6
4
4
4
6
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
111
435
483
449
449
332
332
190
190
127
333
332
190
111
0
0
0
0
0
4
369
138
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
5
5
8
8
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Riet River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest