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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
5
6
0
!
9
8
0
6
5
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1
SW
10
2.1
SE
6
3
ESE
7
3.5
ESE
8
3.5
ESE
8
2.2
S
11
4.5
SE
11
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
6
SE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
4
SE
12
5.5
SSW
10
5
SSW
10
4.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
371
348
373
322
450
462
204
307
834
1225
1470
1089
4852
6184
7152
7247
9840
9416
8067
4117
6150
5716
4776
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
45
ESE
50
E
30
NNE
10
NW
20
SSW
30
SW
40
W
50
NW
20
NW
15
W
35
W
60
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
55
SW
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM1.39m
5:10AM1.42m
5:33PM1.32m
5:39AM1.33m
6:06PM1.24m
6:12AM1.24m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.28m
11:22AM0.25m
11:31PM0.37m
11:54AM0.33m
00:06AM0.46m
12:32PM0.41m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
5
7
15
20
3
1
4
1
3
3
3
3
Temp °C
21
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
17
16
14
17
17
16
15
15
17
17
19
18
21
22
17
16
15
16
15
14
13
13
11
15
15
12
8
9
8
12
11
9
6
11
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
2.5
E
9
4.5
SE
11
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
4
SE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
11
4.5
SSE
12
Energy kJ
377
371
348
373
313
254
246
204
189
164
347
534
1113
4852
6184
7152
6442
7409
9416
8067
4117
2072
1703
4776
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.1
SW
18
2.2
S
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
2.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
191
50
308
29
20
24
24
164
130
126
180
12
1089
53
47
66
51
24
54
1545
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
SW
11
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.9
SE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
29
194
28
12
23
23
23
24
7
7
14
49
160
12
41
56
63
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
SSE
5
2.1
SE
6
3
ESE
7
3.5
ESE
8
3.5
ESE
8
5
SE
12
6
SE
12
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
4.5
SSW
10
5.5
SSW
10
5
SSW
10
3.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
46
362
322
450
462
108
307
834
1225
1470
7247
9840
54
171
3705
6150
5716
2078
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
5
4
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
123
0
8
134
110
110
110
115
110
133
139
239
0
110
270
126
111
133
0
133
301
463
517
332
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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