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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
20.5° C
 (Which is 2.9°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 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
0
1
2
4
3
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111109910101113121212121212121212121212151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6277307035064334525214679036475795695695695005696667591258608575184631563465
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
W
20
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.55
5:17AM
1.59
5:21PM
1.54
5:47AM
1.61
5:52PM
1.50
6:19AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.18
11:02PM
0.03
11:20AM
0.16
11:30PM
0.03
11:53AM
0.17
12:01AM
0.07
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------5:22-------5:22-------5:24
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C212121202019182023242321202019222525242119202021
Feels °C (?)171718171817161618191817171919222319181816161717
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