Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2185 | 1922 | 1487 | 1421 | 1170 | 1037 | 1034 | 799 | 673 | 564 | 556 | 573 | 452 | 301 | 256 | 196 | 191 | 176 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.44m | 9:21AM1.54m | 9:49PM1.44m | 10:15AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:44PM0.10m | 4:01AM0.11m | 4:39PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2185 | 1922 | 1487 | 1421 | 1170 | 1037 | 1034 | 799 | 673 | 564 | 556 | 573 | 452 | 301 | 106 | 114 | 114 | 176 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 96 | 99 | 256 | 196 | 191 | 57 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | — | SSE 13 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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