Riet River Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.58° S 26.93° E

Riet River, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Riet River sea temperature is
16.2° C
3.4° 

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

2 hours ago
no report
15
light winds from the ENE
(13 km/h at 60°)
18.5 °C-
-

-

West Bank wx

5 km SW9 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Grahamstown

52 km WNW613 m above sea level

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

-

Bisho

83 km NNE590 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 80°)
18.1 °C-
-

-

hy2b28E34S

89 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the NE
(35 km/h at 40°)
- °C- km
- km


Fort Beaufort

93 km NW455 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

hy2b27E34S

97 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the NE
(35 km/h at 42°)
- °C- km
- km


hy2b26E34S

100 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the NE
(26 km/h at 48°)
- °C- km
- km


East London

103 km NE116 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
5
light winds from the NNW
(7 km/h at 340°)
10.0 °C60
60

-

East London Airport

104 km NE212 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the NNW
(9 km/h at 330°)
Q1019 °C0.0
0.0


* 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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