Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4054 | 5036 | 4861 | 3570 | 2839 | 2070 | 1599 | 1339 | 1144 | 798 | 1570 | 1519 | 1292 | 1233 | 1080 | 926 | 800 | 651 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.46m | 6:44PM1.49m | 7:10AM1.46m | 7:35PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.08m | 12:34PM0.08m | 1:02AM0.10m | 1:27PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4054 | 5036 | 4861 | 3570 | 2839 | 2070 | 1599 | 1339 | 1144 | 798 | 1570 | 1519 | 1292 | 1233 | 1080 | 926 | 800 | 651 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 482 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 10 | NE 12 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 26 | 24 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 91 | 91 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 53 | 4 |
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