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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (07 May)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
6
!
7
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
2
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
12
4.5
SW
10
6
SSW
12
5.5
S
12
5
SSE
12
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
13
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3552
3944
9965
9508
7262
8075
8513
8079
7627
7302
7137
5929
4844
3886
3175
2647
2249
1895
1582
1264
1045
802
627
452
Wind (km/h)
55
SW
60
SW
55
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
E
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:49PM1.15m
6:54AM1.14m
7:50PM1.09m
7:58AM1.05m
9:24PM1.07m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.41m
00:49AM0.56m
1:22PM0.50m
1:56AM0.64m
2:36PM0.55m
3:42AM0.67m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:25
5:25
5:24
5:23
2
2
4
4
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
18
20
18
17
17
19
19
20
7
5
6
8
7
8
9
7
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
17
18
15
13
13
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SSE
12
2.1
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
5
SSE
12
1.3
ESE
11
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
13
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
3552
3235
1114
773
7262
373
7664
8079
7627
7302
7137
5929
4844
3886
3175
2647
2249
1895
1582
1264
1045
802
627
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
2.5
ESE
11
0.1
SE
22
1.4
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
20
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
13
1517
19
423
38
292
236
202
100
77
51
127
261
166
150
258
314
305
305
305
264
257
186
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
SE
20
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
19
42
60
15
52
49
78
55
52
33
47
49
15
6
6
6
6
6
261
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
10
4.5
SW
10
6
SSW
12
5.5
S
12
2.5
SW
8
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
2647
3944
9965
9508
948
8075
8513
97
87
82
80
157
162
6
18
16
26
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
5
5
7
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
483
449
449
332
332
190
127
127
332
332
191
111
0
0
0
0
0
135
96
16
16
16
16
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
8
7
6
8
7
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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