Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 79 | 104 | 129 | 166 | 138 | 127 | 111 | 67 | 136 | 62 | 80 | 88 | 208 | 163 | 150 | 59 | 75 | 98 | 106 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.64m | 4:50AM1.48m | 5:20PM1.64m | 5:46AM1.48m | 6:15PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.02m | 10:46PM0.04m | 11:01AM0.01m | 11:42PM0.03m | 11:58AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 105 | 79 | 104 | 129 | 166 | 138 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 67 | 57 | 51 | 37 | 110 | 93 | 85 | 59 | 75 | 98 | 106 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 70 | 72 | 110 | 88 | 31 | 65 | 21 | 16 | 38 | 27 | 21 | 31 | 54 | 67 | 65 | 84 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | S 15 | SE 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 47 | 6 | 32 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 64 | 83 | 101 | 84 | 55 | 127 | 111 | 65 | 136 | 62 | 80 | 88 | 208 | 163 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 64 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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