Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richardsons today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richardsons at 5PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richardsons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1294 | 1597 | 1632 | 1736 | 1890 | 2085 | 2433 | 2602 | 2228 | 1753 | 1457 | 1081 | 586 | 402 | 294 | 243 | 212 | 270 | 322 | 344 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50PM0.84m | 1:59AM0.41m | 3:19PM0.87m | 2:37AM0.44m | 3:47PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.22m | 8:03AM-0.07m | 9:56PM0.19m | 8:38AM-0.07m | 10:21PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 1294 | 1597 | 1632 | 1736 | 1890 | 2085 | 2433 | 2602 | 2228 | 1753 | 1457 | 1081 | 586 | 402 | 294 | 243 | 212 | 270 | 322 | 344 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SSE 11 | S 14 | NNE 8 | S 14 | NNE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | N 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 158 | 11 | 153 | 179 | 150 | 197 | 15 | 15 | 134 | 246 | 14 | 8 | 180 | 162 | 134 | 85 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 9 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 16 | E 20 | E 20 |
| kJ | 157 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 144 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 145 | 174 | — | 161 | — | 227 | 328 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 103 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 9 | 57 | 57 | 176 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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