Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 163 | 147 | 331 | 1210 | 1623 | 2278 | 1779 | 1266 | 996 | 792 | 652 | 498 | 610 | 606 | 533 | 524 | 452 | 346 | 290 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.57m | 11:40PM1.43m | 12:07PM1.57m | 00:36AM1.42m | 1:04PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.09m | 5:50AM0.11m | 6:31PM0.10m | 6:46AM0.11m | 7:27PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 228 | 163 | 98 | 331 | 1210 | 1623 | 2278 | 1779 | 1266 | 996 | 792 | 652 | 498 | 610 | 606 | 533 | 524 | 452 | 346 | 290 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 14 | E 15 | S 14 | SSW 12 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 63 | 147 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 83 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | E 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | NE 16 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 65 | 31 | — | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 61 | 69 | 314 | 236 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 106 | 254 | 106 | 213 | 106 | 106 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 63 |
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