Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 765 | 621 | 533 | 524 | 441 | 367 | 256 | 296 | 290 | 219 | 212 | 260 | 221 | 184 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 163 | 121 | 275 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.50m | 1:00AM1.41m | 1:31PM1.55m | 1:58AM1.43m | 2:29PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.15m | 6:53PM0.15m | 7:11AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.12m | 8:07AM0.09m | 8:50PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 765 | 621 | 533 | 524 | 441 | 367 | 256 | 296 | 290 | 196 | 200 | 260 | 221 | 184 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 163 | 121 | 128 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | S 19 | SW 19 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 45 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 122 | 181 | 229 | 219 | 212 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 75 | 8 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 18 | S 14 | SSW 16 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | S 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SW 16 | SE 12 | NE 8 | E 13 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 140 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 9 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 33 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 275 | 268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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