Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2107 | 1512 | 1242 | 924 | 819 | 633 | 785 | 604 | 435 | 353 | 418 | 492 | 469 | 447 | 670 | 1850 | 3669 | 2630 | 7325 | 8420 | 8288 | 7472 | 6894 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.27m | 7:58PM1.39m | 8:20AM1.29m | 8:42PM1.38m | 9:06AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.24m | 1:45PM0.23m | 2:19AM0.23m | 2:31PM0.22m | 3:02AM0.22m | 3:19PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2107 | 1512 | 1242 | 924 | 819 | 633 | 785 | 604 | 435 | 353 | 418 | 492 | 469 | 447 | 670 | 1850 | 33 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 181 | 144 | 223 | 434 | 368 | 335 | 167 | 176 | 214 | 137 | 297 | 222 | 180 | 112 | 79 | 60 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SSW 21 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SE 14 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 163 | 147 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 151 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 154 | 3669 | 2630 | 7325 | 8420 | 8288 | 7472 | 6894 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 91 | 162 | 309 | 192 | 271 | 283 | 271 | 271 |
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