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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 14 Mar 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
17.4° C
 (Which is 6.2°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 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.7
ENE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)11151616141414131313131261211111313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)150152212251194203293249245202196144192110101142141357469485491550550483
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
S
0
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
W
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
1.13
2:06AM
1.21
2:09PM
1.27
2:32AM
1.39
2:39PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.62
7:52PM
0.46
8:09AM
0.46
8:19PM
0.31
8:37AM
0.30
8:45PM
0.17
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset----6:31-------6:30-------6:29---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212225252321232322232627262423222222242424222122
Feels °C (?)212225252525262624242526242323222424252527242123
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