Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2405 | 2129 | 1780 | 1469 | 1229 | 997 | 895 | 698 | 485 | 396 | 279 | 178 | 83 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 29 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.47m | 10:54AM1.63m | 11:24PM1.45m | 11:52AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.06m | 5:20PM0.04m | 5:35AM0.07m | 6:16PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2405 | 2129 | 1780 | 1469 | 1229 | 997 | 895 | 698 | 485 | 396 | 279 | 178 | 83 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 47 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1 | — | 25 | 31 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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