Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 172 | 103 | 164 | 1474 | 1997 | 1556 | 1157 | 766 | 549 | 522 | 418 | 265 | 620 | 605 | 558 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.34m | 1:46AM1.24m | 2:11PM1.35m | 2:32AM1.24m | 2:57PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.32m | 7:52AM0.31m | 8:28PM0.32m | 8:37AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 12 | 31 | 172 | 103 | 164 | 1474 | 1997 | 1556 | 1157 | 766 | 549 | 522 | 418 | 265 | 620 | 605 | 558 | 462 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 55 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 186 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 42 | 52 | 48 | 31 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 178 | 178 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 |
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