Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5859 | 5601 | 5553 | 5911 | 5945 | 5232 | 4226 | 5051 | 4340 | 2648 | 2261 | 1514 | 1493 | 1246 | 670 | 757 | 527 | 412 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.37m | 9:54AM1.35m | 10:17PM1.37m | 10:45AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.20m | 4:09PM0.21m | 4:34AM0.19m | 5:01PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3601 | 3035 | 2648 | 2261 | 1030 | 1493 | 1246 | 670 | 757 | 527 | 412 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 693 | 41 | 84 | 388 | 242 | 386 | 327 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 67 | 41 | 23 | 148 | 71 | 123 | 253 | 386 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5859 | 5601 | 5553 | 5911 | 5945 | 5232 | 4226 | 5051 | 4340 | — | 1960 | 1514 | 1204 | — | — | 458 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 192 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 106 | 106 | 172 | 193 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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