Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 278 | 259 | 205 | 253 | 322 | 397 | 907 | 917 | 706 | 565 | 459 | 322 | 242 | 217 | 213 | 744 | 1353 | 1780 | 3285 | 9277 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.39m | 10:50PM1.28m | 11:12AM1.36m | 11:37PM1.25m | 11:59AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.26m | 4:59AM0.29m | 5:33PM0.29m | 5:44AM0.31m | 6:19PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 255 | 278 | 259 | 205 | 176 | 220 | 397 | 907 | 917 | 706 | 565 | 459 | 322 | 242 | 217 | 213 | 90 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 6151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 253 | 322 | 236 | 205 | 195 | 179 | 126 | 123 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 59 | 47 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 100 | 86 | 100 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 744 | 1353 | 1780 | 3285 | 9277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 63 | 80 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 172 | 172 | 178 | 213 | 91 | 107 | 91 | 328 | 26 |
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