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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 05 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
18.5° C
(Which is 4.3°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: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (05 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (05 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
6
8
7
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)101112131417161616161515141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66311761693247231286634756871487171795071695759475543333993336629932955289727592224202816611497
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
15
SE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.43
5:29AM
1.47
5:45PM
1.34
5:54AM
1.35
6:11PM
1.23
6:20AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.15
11:19PM
0.22
11:40AM
0.24
11:45PM
0.32
12:06PM
0.35
12:12AM
0.44
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--6:01-------6:00-------6:00-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121201919191820212018181616171920201919181718
Feels °C (?)201919191414131213131314141313141719171616151415
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