Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 49 | 23 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 48 | 1170 | 3512 | 4386 | 5269 | 5167 | 5080 | 5011 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:29AM1.45m | 8:55PM1.34m | 9:16AM1.44m | 9:42PM1.32m | 10:02AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.20m | 2:51PM0.19m | 3:05AM0.23m | 3:39PM0.22m | 3:51AM0.26m | 4:26PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 48 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 49 | 23 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 12 | SW 15 | NE 9 | E 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1170 | 3512 | 4386 | 5269 | 5167 | 5080 | 5011 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 176 | 4 | 91 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 159 | 230 | 287 | 230 | 376 | 214 | 283 |
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