Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1611 | 1280 | 1016 | 747 | 604 | 504 | 485 | 407 | 270 | 248 | 198 | 205 | 244 | 202 | 191 | 146 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.27m | 5:12PM1.39m | 5:33AM1.29m | 5:57PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.27m | 10:55AM0.23m | 11:31PM0.24m | 11:42AM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1611 | 1280 | 1016 | 747 | 604 | 504 | 485 | 407 | 270 | 248 | 198 | 205 | 244 | 202 | 191 | 146 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 34 | 24 | 30 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SW 12 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 63 | 53 | 28 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 34 | 113 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 53 | 4 | 53 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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