Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4268 | 3812 | 2398 | 1421 | 1493 | 1354 | 1102 | 757 | 615 | 459 | 486 | 760 | 694 | 1115 | 1258 | 1772 | 1476 | 1094 | 932 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.37m | 10:45AM1.40m | 11:09PM1.38m | 11:38AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.19m | 5:01PM0.20m | 5:23AM0.17m | 5:56PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3221 | 2807 | 2398 | 980 | 1493 | 1354 | 1102 | 639 | 615 | 459 | 486 | 760 | 594 | 1115 | 1258 | 1772 | 1476 | 1094 | 932 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 18 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 48 | 42 | 681 | 41 | 84 | 90 | 551 | 449 | 332 | 290 | 240 | 694 | 524 | 522 | 416 | 314 | 254 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 11 | SE 15 | E 18 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | NE 16 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 67 | 67 | 41 | 5 | 76 | 6 | 24 | 277 | 277 | 159 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 403 | 10 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4268 | 3812 | 1928 | 1421 | — | — | 1086 | 757 | — | 441 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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