Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richardsons today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Richardsons at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richardsons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NNW 20 | NNW 19 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 285 | 273 | 257 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 311 | 311 | 232 | 355 | 378 | 335 | 306 | 250 | 279 | 310 | 446 | 708 | 803 | 877 | 818 | 761 | 620 | 612 | 742 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:12PM0.45m | 11:09AM0.75m | 00:10AM0.56m | 11:50AM0.72m | 00:55AM0.67m | 12:24PM0.68m | 1:34AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.22m | 6:01PM0.11m | 5:40AM0.23m | 6:28PM0.06m | 6:40AM0.24m | 6:52PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 235 | 251 | 225 | 215 | 212 | 216 | 223 | 311 | 311 | 232 | 355 | 378 | 335 | 306 | 250 | 279 | 310 | 200 | 336 | 434 | 324 | 592 | 589 | 589 | 602 | 742 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ESE 7 | NNW 19 | NNW 18 | E 8 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 98 | 104 | 95 | 81 | 71 | 67 | 246 | 242 | 238 | 208 | 152 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 89 | 708 | 803 | 257 | 818 | 761 | 620 | 612 | 506 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | NW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 22 | NNW 21 | NNW 20 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 18 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 233 | 285 | 273 | 257 | 249 | 249 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 29 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 92 | 251 | 446 | 97 | 91 | 877 | 105 | 22 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | 223 | — | — | — | 329 | 268 | 227 | — | 244 | — | 387 | 450 | 585 | — | — | — | — | 150 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
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