Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 778 | 549 | 459 | 444 | 288 | 730 | 612 | 558 | 468 | 289 | 305 | 632 | 554 | 494 | 376 | 341 | 561 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:32AM1.24m | 2:57PM1.36m | 3:17AM1.24m | 3:42PM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.32m | 8:37AM0.30m | 9:14PM0.31m | 9:23AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 778 | 549 | 459 | 444 | 288 | 730 | 612 | 558 | 468 | 289 | 305 | 632 | 554 | 494 | 376 | 341 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 18 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 184 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 217 | 232 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | — | N 6 | N 11 | ESE 13 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | W 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 9 | 159 | 168 |
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