Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 105 | 51 | 94 | 88 | 109 | 116 | 50 | 84 | 188 | 304 | 310 | 261 | 220 | 192 | 148 | 127 | 88 | 160 | 286 | 269 | 259 | 234 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:30AM1.40m | 2:58PM1.53m | 3:26AM1.41m | 3:53PM1.50m | 4:21AM1.41m | 4:47PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.11m | 9:19PM0.10m | 9:37AM0.11m | 10:12PM0.11m | 10:32AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 42 | 39 | 56 | 42 | 84 | 188 | 304 | 310 | 261 | 220 | 192 | 148 | 127 | 88 | 68 | 72 | 269 | 259 | 234 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 17 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 286 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 63 | 160 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 96 | 105 | — | 94 | 88 | 109 | 116 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 157 | 68 | 81 | 52 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 26 | 26 | 106 | 106 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 64 |
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