Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 398 | 325 | 276 | 235 | 243 | 716 | 437 | 492 | 465 | 421 | 298 | 273 | 252 | 235 | 216 | 160 | 172 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:26AM1.26m | 3:50PM1.37m | 4:13AM1.30m | 4:37PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.27m | 9:33AM0.25m | 10:07PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 407 | 398 | 325 | 276 | 235 | 230 | 716 | 437 | 492 | 465 | 421 | 298 | 273 | 252 | 235 | 216 | 160 | 154 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 86 | 157 | 201 | 243 | 34 | 59 | 58 | 81 | 79 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 189 | 142 | 172 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | E 18 | — | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 90 | 82 | 32 | 70 | 15 | 15 | 9 | — | — | 6 | — | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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