Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 198 | 131 | 131 | 155 | 156 | 156 | 147 | 229 | 113 | 93 | 77 | 52 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:14AM1.42m | 5:38PM1.45m | 6:05AM1.44m | 6:29PM1.43m | 6:54AM1.45m | 7:18PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.11m | 11:27AM0.12m | 11:55PM0.13m | 12:20PM0.14m | 00:44AM0.14m | 1:12PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 115 | 112 | 131 | 123 | 69 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 134 | 113 | 89 | 57 | 52 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 215 | 198 | 129 | 91 | 48 | 115 | 102 | 93 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 43 | 43 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SE 14 | SSW 19 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 27 | 97 | 7 | 72 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 86 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 131 | 155 | 156 | 156 | 147 | 229 | — | 93 | 77 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 106 | 249 | 91 | 64 |
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