Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rivermouth today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 133 | 129 | 98 | 83 | 115 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 167 | 196 | 174 | 275 | 331 | 329 | 357 | 327 | 298 | 268 | 235 | 208 | 142 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.06m | 1:23AM1.12m | 1:50PM1.22m | 1:55AM1.26m | 2:16PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.63m | 7:24PM0.63m | 7:35AM0.48m | 7:54PM0.48m | 8:02AM0.34m | 8:21PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 107 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 118 | 68 | 62 | 23 | 67 | 357 | 327 | 298 | 268 | 235 | 208 | 142 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 15 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 186 | 133 | 129 | 98 | 83 | 115 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 167 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 75 | 70 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 59 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 65 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 21 | 36 | 21 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | E 4 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 39 | — | 9 | 196 | 174 | 275 | 331 | 329 | 543 | 469 | 427 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 199 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 151 | 199 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 276 | 121 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rivermouth surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest