Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 232 | 596 | 823 | 1781 | 1556 | 1605 | 2452 | 3447 | 2948 | 5196 | 5026 | 3446 | 7019 | 4555 | 3950 | 3530 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.41m | 7:06AM1.35m | 7:30PM1.41m | 7:53AM1.38m | 8:18PM1.40m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.20m | 1:19PM0.18m | 1:47AM0.18m | 2:09PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 140 | 232 | 140 | 315 | 1781 | 1556 | 1605 | 13 | 3447 | 2948 | 2813 | 2846 | 12 | 4251 | 4555 | 3950 | 3530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 64 | 596 | 823 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | WNW 4 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SW 7 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 25 | — | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 2452 | — | — | 5196 | 5026 | 3446 | 7019 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 168 | 178 | 188 | 271 | 101 | 24 | 91 | 91 | 101 | 104 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
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