Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 38 | 50 | 37 | 56 | 69 |
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-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.45m | 8:07PM1.37m | 8:29AM1.45m | 8:55PM1.34m | 9:16AM1.44m | 9:42PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.17m | 2:18AM0.20m | 2:51PM0.19m | 3:05AM0.23m | 3:39PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 38 | 46 | 37 | 41 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 29 | 56 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 4 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 176 | 101 | 176 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 75 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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