Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 1131 | 483 | 1160 | 1107 | 847 | 802 | 488 | 397 | 363 | 289 | 279 | 295 | 725 | 711 | 599 | 492 | 347 | 208 | 167 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.32m | 1:31AM1.21m | 1:52PM1.32m | 2:16AM1.22m | 2:38PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.31m | 7:35AM0.32m | 8:11PM0.30m | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:55PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 604 | 1131 | 483 | 1160 | 1107 | 847 | 802 | 488 | 397 | 363 | 289 | 279 | 295 | 725 | 711 | 599 | 492 | 347 | 208 | 167 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 509 | 4 | 326 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 165 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 88 | 87 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
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