Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2133 | 3462 | 5346 | 4918 | 3304 | 1979 | 1230 | 815 | 586 | 510 | 604 | 472 | 389 | 266 | 184 | 177 | 612 | 800 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.23m | 12:46PM1.33m | 1:09AM1.22m | 1:32PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.31m | 6:29AM0.32m | 7:05PM0.32m | 7:14AM0.32m | 7:50PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 4918 | 3304 | 1979 | 1230 | 815 | 586 | 510 | 604 | 472 | 389 | 266 | 184 | 52 | 59 | 555 | 381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 102 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | N 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 2133 | 3462 | 5346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 177 | 612 | 800 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 328 | 91 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 159 | 26 | 162 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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