
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
121 | 107 | 99 | 121 | 140 | 155 | 165 | 278 | 321 | 309 | 326 | 385 | 192 | 237 | 202 | 261 | 197 | 120 | 119 | 94 | 144 | 88 | 90 | 142 | 96 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:28AM1.44m | 6:51PM1.33m | 7:14AM1.44m | 7:38PM1.32m | 7:59AM1.44m | 8:24PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.21m | 1:00AM0.23m | 1:36PM0.22m | 1:46AM0.24m | 2:23PM0.23m | 2:31AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 |
121 | 34 | 99 | 96 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 152 | 192 | 177 | 181 | 178 | 192 | 237 | 202 | 261 | 197 | 120 | 119 | 94 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 96 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
— | 107 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 43 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 91 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | — |
51 | 24 | 88 | 121 | 140 | 155 | 165 | 278 | 321 | 309 | 326 | 385 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 64 | 83 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 99 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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