Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richardsons today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richardsons at 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richardsons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 234 | 234 | 332 | 386 | 578 | 601 | 629 | 631 | 567 | 523 | 460 | 448 | 402 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 403 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:45AM0.69m | 4:48PM0.44m | 7:59AM0.65m | 9:43AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.39m | 11:49PM0.11m | 00:35AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 200 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 234 | 234 | 332 | 386 | 578 | 601 | 629 | 631 | 567 | 523 | 460 | 448 | 402 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 403 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 99 | 73 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 124 | 174 | 9 | 230 | 219 | 105 | 3 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 21 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 159 | 107 | 34 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 64 | 91 | 88 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 59 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 91 | 7 | 7 |
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