Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). 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 (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 459 | 347 | 238 | 217 | 607 | 1126 | 1477 | 1815 | 3643 | 8854 | 5863 | 3677 | 2200 | 1438 | 970 | 750 | 912 | 679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37PM1.25m | 11:59AM1.35m | 00:23AM1.23m | 12:46PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.31m | 6:19PM0.31m | 6:29AM0.32m | 7:05PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 565 | 459 | 347 | 238 | 217 | 59 | 58 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 5916 | 5863 | 3677 | 2200 | 1438 | 970 | 750 | 912 | 679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 4 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 126 | 123 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NE 11 | — | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 9 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 10 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 32 | 607 | 1126 | 1477 | 1815 | 3643 | 8854 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 168 | 172 | 172 | 168 | 264 | 172 | 176 | 358 | 226 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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