Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 138 | 107 | 133 | 249 | 585 | 645 | 619 | 574 | 1822 | 1860 | 1739 | 1363 | 1001 | 724 | 499 | 373 | 303 | 270 | 209 | 161 | 123 | 114 | 78 | 74 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.43m | 9:09PM1.29m | 9:29AM1.41m | 9:54PM1.26m | 10:14AM1.39m | 10:39PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.26m | 3:09PM0.24m | 3:17AM0.28m | 3:54PM0.26m | 4:01AM0.29m | 4:39PM0.28m | 4:46AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 107 | 109 | 249 | 585 | 645 | 619 | 380 | 1822 | 1860 | 1739 | 1363 | 1001 | 724 | 499 | 373 | 303 | 270 | 209 | 161 | 123 | 114 | 78 | 74 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 4 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 75 | 54 | 3 | 42 | 85 | 75 | 74 | 15 | 574 | 49 | 66 | 48 | 49 | 69 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 43 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 138 | 41 | 133 | 18 | — | — | 74 | 72 | 6 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 7 | ENE 5 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | 22 | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 87 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 83 | 64 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 99 | 99 |
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