Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 146 | 50 | 78 | 151 | 225 | 272 | 267 | 261 | 216 | 184 | 158 | 127 | 111 | 219 | 273 | 259 | 237 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:26AM1.41m | 3:53PM1.50m | 4:21AM1.41m | 4:47PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.10m | 9:37AM0.11m | 10:12PM0.11m | 10:32AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 45 | 78 | 151 | 225 | 272 | 267 | 261 | 216 | 184 | 158 | 127 | 111 | 101 | 94 | 259 | 237 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 64 | 104 | 219 | 273 | 25 | 32 | 284 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 58 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 122 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 66 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 9 | 64 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 64 |
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