Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 185 | 144 | 136 | 96 | 69 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 86 | 96 | 151 | 1724 | 2035 | 2107 | 1637 | 1207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:00AM1.25m | 1:24PM1.34m | 1:46AM1.24m | 2:11PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.31m | 7:07AM0.31m | 7:42PM0.32m | 7:52AM0.31m | 8:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 189 | 185 | 144 | 136 | 96 | 69 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 32 | 86 | 96 | 151 | 1724 | 2035 | 2107 | 1637 | 1207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 135 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 19 | — | S 16 | NNE 4 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 38 | 42 | 35 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 99 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 217 | 214 | 188 | 168 | 178 | 178 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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