
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1344 | 1325 | 1325 | 1344 | 1363 | 1363 | 1189 | 1455 | 581 | 1281 | 564 | 1135 | 1107 | 847 | 802 | 488 | 397 | 363 | 289 | 279 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.34m | 00:45AM1.22m | 1:06PM1.32m | 1:31AM1.21m | 1:52PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.31m | 6:51AM0.32m | 7:27PM0.31m | 7:35AM0.32m | 8:11PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
1344 | 1325 | 1325 | 1344 | 1363 | 1363 | 1189 | 1455 | 581 | 1281 | 564 | 1135 | 1107 | 847 | 802 | 488 | 397 | 363 | 289 | 279 | 235 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | S 15 |
11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 509 | 4 | 326 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 82 | 88 | 82 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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