Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 373 | 212 | 167 | 160 | 50 | 92 | 90 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 90 | 86 | 218 | 417 | 453 | 590 | 488 | 380 | 271 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.32m | 3:03AM1.25m | 3:25PM1.34m | 3:50AM1.29m | 4:13PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:55PM0.28m | 9:09AM0.27m | 9:41PM0.24m | 9:59AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 499 | 373 | 212 | 167 | 160 | 50 | 68 | 88 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 90 | 79 | 81 | 417 | 453 | 590 | 488 | 380 | 271 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 15 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 92 | 90 | 59 | 29 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 218 | 84 | 99 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 20 | 86 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 88 | 83 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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