Rivermouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 SAST
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Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rivermouth sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Rivermouth at 5AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.1
SSW
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
E
Period(s) (?)1514141414141414141388888812888811118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1377822939799788665674674537434403381391537579466353260217181144173135123
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
1.43
7:04PM
1.24
7:30AM
1.23
8:08PM
1.07
9:01AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
0.24
12:57PM
0.35
1:09AM
0.43
1:52PM
0.52
2:20AM
0.62
3:50PM
0.65
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------6:14-------6:12-------6:10-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------111---12
Temp. °C212021212123222221202023302927222120202024252321
Feels °C (?)201920201920191918181821292926212220212124252523
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