Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 523 | 523 | 1332 | 244 | 216 | 540 | 1366 | 2159 | 3728 | 5162 | 5824 | 6401 | 5852 | 4933 | 6552 | 7987 | 3669 | 5082 | 3495 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.47m | 9:21AM1.43m | 9:45PM1.41m | 10:12AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.11m | 3:38PM0.15m | 4:02AM0.16m | 4:29PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 296 | 244 | 463 | 244 | 216 | 136 | 103 | 115 | 98 | 62 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 4080 | 6044 | 3669 | 2850 | 2376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 305 | 297 | 200 | 200 | 162 | 128 | 82 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 233 | 346 | 262 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 229 | 223 | 183 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 176 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 15 | — | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 523 | 523 | 1332 | 173 | 199 | 540 | 1366 | 2159 | 3728 | 5162 | 5824 | 6401 | 5852 | 4933 | 6552 | 7987 | — | 5082 | 3495 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 91 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 285 | 283 | 106 | 193 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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