Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1612 | 1354 | 1102 | 757 | 672 | 459 | 445 | 760 | 694 | 1115 | 1392 | 2095 | 1603 | 1370 | 1060 | 762 | 933 | 805 | 666 | 546 | 533 | 457 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.40m | 11:09PM1.38m | 11:38AM1.45m | 00:04AM1.39m | 12:34PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.19m | 5:01PM0.20m | 5:23AM0.17m | 5:56PM0.18m | 6:16AM0.15m | 6:53PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1612 | 1354 | 1102 | 639 | 672 | 459 | 445 | 760 | 604 | 1115 | 1392 | 2095 | 1603 | 1370 | 1060 | 762 | 933 | 805 | 666 | 546 | 533 | 457 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | S 16 | E 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 84 | 90 | 551 | 392 | 384 | 386 | 284 | 240 | 476 | 271 | 367 | 272 | 254 | 205 | 168 | 86 | 40 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 15 | E 18 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | SE 12 | NE 16 | — | — | NE 15 | SSE 15 | E 14 | SE 12 | E 14 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 76 | 6 | 24 | 277 | 242 | 159 | 694 | 240 | 416 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 186 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 998 | — | 1086 | 757 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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