Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 282 | 273 | 252 | 235 | 216 | 198 | 172 | 187 | 180 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 121 | 91 | 322 | 1010 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.30m | 4:37PM1.39m | 5:01AM1.35m | 5:25PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.22m | 10:53PM0.21m | 11:12AM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 367 | 282 | 273 | 252 | 235 | 216 | 198 | 154 | 187 | 180 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 121 | 91 | 173 | 600 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 6 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 79 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 114 | 112 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | E 18 | SSE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 5 | ESE 14 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 14 | 13 | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 82 | 32 | 5 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 165 | 322 | 1010 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 159 | 99 | 159 | 159 | 246 | 91 | 62 |
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