Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 193 | 169 | 111 | 68 | 52 | 47 | 26 | 23 | 61 | 101 | 233 | 270 | 311 | 388 | 469 | 349 | 245 | 197 | 118 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.42m | 6:20AM1.50m | 6:47PM1.45m | 7:13AM1.56m | 7:41PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.15m | 00:06AM0.13m | 12:39PM0.11m | 00:58AM0.10m | 1:34PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 3 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 139 | 193 | 169 | 111 | 68 | 52 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 233 | 270 | 311 | 388 | 469 | 349 | 245 | 197 | 118 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 5 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | SE 11 | NE 5 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 2 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 61 | 101 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 99 | 235 | 80 | 314 | 99 | 91 | 91 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 91 | 99 | 159 |
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