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Riet River surf Forecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 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 16.5°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 23.0 °C max: 24.6 °C min: 20.9 °C)
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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 16.5°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 23.0 °C max: 24.6 °C min: 20.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Riet River today?

The current surf forecast for Riet River at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111111151613121413131313121212121212121111111111111111111010121212111111111211111111101099999101010121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)639639639512433498145572571466897295884873762648042137828924319518912812697795858575553851521691611772372021982684938363092989741037943802842486508692848800602874587480421325
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
NNE
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
SSE
10
S
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
15
W
30
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
1.48
5:28AM
1.55
5:42PM
1.40
5:54AM
1.46
6:10PM
1.30
6:25AM
1.34
6:46PM
1.17
7:06AM
1.21
7:43PM
1.03
8:25AM
1.06
10:22PM
0.97
11:21AM
1.04
12:31AM
1.12
12:52PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.11
11:17PM
0.15
11:39AM
0.18
11:42PM
0.23
12:07PM
0.27
12:11AM
0.34
12:42PM
0.39
12:48AM
0.47
1:34PM
0.52
1:51AM
0.62
3:26PM
0.63
4:40AM
0.69
5:58PM
0.56
6:43AM
0.53
7:06PM
0.39
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset--6:12-------6:09-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------6:04-------6:01-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121212019181921212020202020212424232221202021273027272421202021242322191818192323201918161618212120201919181924262524
Feels °C (?)222122232118161921201918171616161818171616171819252825272321202123242425161316181715131314131215191919201817161722242424

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