Riet River Surf Break

Riet River, South Africa Weather Observations

Lat Long: 33.58° S 26.93° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Riet River sea temperature is
19.2° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

Riet River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Riet River based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Riet River right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Riet River

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Port Alfred Arport

5 km W84 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
15
light winds from the WSW
(13 km/h at 240°)
18.5 °C-
-

-

West Bank wx

5 km SW9 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
10
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Grahamstown

52 km WNW613 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.0 °C-
-

-

SHIP851

83 km SSE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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SHIP3875

83 km SSE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
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Bisho

83 km NNE590 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.1 °C-
-

-

SHIP3669

83 km SSE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.6 °C-
-


SHIP681

83 km SSE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.6 °C-
-


SHIP5924

83 km SSE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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SHIP2253

91 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Riet River and within an acceptable time window.

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