Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 360 | 356 | 270 | 270 | 399 | 376 | 679 | 1728 | 2028 | 3806 | 5246 | 5088 | 4020 | 2976 | 2190 | 1657 | 2416 | 1712 | 738 | 883 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.55m | 5:26AM1.46m | 5:52PM1.53m | 6:18AM1.46m | 6:44PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.06m | 11:20PM0.07m | 11:39AM0.07m | 00:12AM0.08m | 12:34PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 93 | 73 | 43 | 270 | 270 | 399 | 376 | 679 | 1728 | 2028 | 3806 | 5246 | 5088 | 4020 | 2976 | 2190 | 1657 | 1269 | 1211 | 738 | 883 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 373 | 360 | 356 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 490 | 563 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 5 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 54 | — | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2416 | 1712 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 26 | 9 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 213 | 26 | 26 |
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