Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 70 | 75 | 114 | 160 | 228 | 289 | 308 | 265 | 147 | 308 | 225 | 167 | 155 | 149 | 149 | 313 | 146 | 179 | 172 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47PM1.45m | 7:13AM1.56m | 7:41PM1.47m | 8:07AM1.61m | 8:35PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.11m | 00:58AM0.10m | 1:34PM0.07m | 1:51AM0.08m | 2:30PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | 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 |
| kJ | 2 | 22 | 19 | 114 | 160 | 228 | 289 | 308 | 265 | 147 | 308 | 225 | 167 | 155 | 149 | 149 | 313 | 146 | 179 | 172 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 125 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 15 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 4 | NE 6 | E 13 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 116 | 70 | 75 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 101 | 99 | 80 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 168 | 168 | 217 | 118 | 0 |
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