Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 147 | 308 | 229 | 164 | 149 | 102 | 147 | 313 | 144 | 174 | 174 | 215 | 284 | 344 | 394 | 439 | 555 | 454 | 889 | 660 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.56m | 7:41PM1.47m | 8:07AM1.61m | 8:35PM1.48m | 9:01AM1.64m | 9:31PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.07m | 1:51AM0.08m | 2:30PM0.05m | 2:46AM0.06m | 3:27PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 265 | 147 | 308 | 229 | 164 | 149 | 75 | 147 | 313 | 144 | 174 | 174 | 33 | 62 | 49 | 394 | 439 | 555 | 454 | 387 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 14 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 125 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 102 | 96 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 215 | 284 | 344 | 58 | 39 | 7 | 102 | 283 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SE 13 | NE 5 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 6 | W 4 | SW 6 | — | WNW 2 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 15 | — | 107 | 12 | 135 | — | 1 | — | 889 | 660 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 159 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 168 | 168 | 271 | 222 | 0 | 168 | 178 | 63 | 0 | 213 | 0 | 271 | 264 |
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