Overview

Riet River Mouth is a spot on the Eastern Cape coast, between Kenton-on-Sea and Port Alfred. This river mouth offers sheltered flat water conditions in the estuary, ideal for progression, combined with access to ocean conditions on the adjacent beach. Natural and quiet Sunshine Coast setting.

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Spot forecast for Riet River

Sunrise 05:24 · Sunset 18:28

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:32 · 0.8 m High tide 12:19 · 1.2 m Low tide 18:40 · 0.8 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:30 · 1.2 m Low tide 06:34 · 0.7 m High tide 13:02 · 1.4 m Low tide 19:18 · 0.6 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:14 · 1.3 m Low tide 07:12 · 0.5 m High tide 13:33 · 1.5 m Low tide 19:48 · 0.5 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:48 · 1.4 m Low tide 07:43 · 0.4 m High tide 14:01 · 1.7 m Low tide 20:16 · 0.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:19 · 1.5 m Low tide 08:14 · 0.3 m High tide 14:30 · 1.8 m Low tide 20:46 · 0.2 m

Riet River: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

174h

in August · 20 rideable days

The season runs from July to October, peaking in August: 18 rideable days a month and 174 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is April, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is September, at 18 °C. The wettest month is June, with 144 mm.

Monthly averages: Riet River

Monthly averages — Riet River — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	158 h	22 °C	61 mm
February	14.5	156 h	22 °C	23 mm
March	14.5	142 h	22 °C	45 mm
April	13.5	127 h	20 °C	59 mm
May	15.0	134 h	21 °C	8 mm
June	15.5	125 h	19 °C	144 mm
July	19.5	159 h	19 °C	17 mm
August	20.0	174 h	20 °C	5 mm
September	17.0	171 h	18 °C	78 mm
October	16.0	178 h	20 °C	73 mm
November	15.0	171 h	20 °C	44 mm
December	16.0	178 h	22 °C	28 mm

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Technical details of Riet River spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

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Spot functioning

River mouth offering flat water in the estuary and ocean conditions on the beach. The estuary works at high tide. Launching from the banks or the beach.

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Brackish and flat water in the estuary. Ocean water on the beach side — temperature 18-22°C in summer. Wetsuit recommended.

Parking

Access via secondary roads from the R72. Parking on natural ground. Undeveloped area.

Wind specificities

The dominant wind is south-westerly, side-onshore on this south-facing coast. Westerly and WSW winds are also favourable. The estuary can channel the wind. South-westerly thermals in summer afternoons.

Hazards

Strong current at the mouth on outgoing tide. Sharks present. Relatively isolated spot — don't sail alone.

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