Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 394 | 984 | 865 | 1569 | 2535 | 2749 | 2541 | 2364 | 2094 | 1750 | 1469 | 1208 | 997 | 880 | 686 | 476 | 338 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.48m | 9:57AM1.64m | 10:27PM1.47m | 10:54AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.05m | 4:23PM0.03m | 4:38AM0.06m | 5:20PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 384 | 344 | 437 | 620 | 397 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2364 | 2094 | 1750 | 1469 | 1208 | 997 | 880 | 686 | 476 | 338 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 14 | — | NE 15 | — | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 153 | 394 | 17 | 15 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 13 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 984 | 865 | 1569 | 2535 | 2749 | 2541 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 264 | 226 | 91 | 106 | 106 | 192 | 213 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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