Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2528 | 1212 | 1760 | 1519 | 1313 | 1233 | 1080 | 942 | 814 | 765 | 384 | 332 | 400 | 327 | 207 | 246 | 203 | 90 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.49m | 7:10AM1.46m | 7:35PM1.45m | 8:00AM1.45m | 8:25PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.10m | 1:27PM0.11m | 1:51AM0.13m | 2:19PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1335 | 1212 | 1760 | 1519 | 1313 | 1233 | 1080 | 942 | 814 | 765 | 384 | 332 | 400 | 327 | 207 | 246 | 203 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 468 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 161 | 150 | 2 | 47 | 65 | 23 | 21 | 55 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | E 15 | — | NE 15 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | NE 13 | SSW 10 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 72 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 4 |
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