Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1180 | 319 | 291 | 852 | 713 | 1471 | 1398 | 1057 | 794 | 643 | 584 | 480 | 389 | 369 | 300 | 240 | 235 | 185 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.31m | 11:50AM1.36m | 00:13AM1.27m | 12:38PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.25m | 5:36AM0.26m | 6:08PM0.29m | 6:21AM0.30m | 6:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 311 | 319 | 291 | 852 | 713 | 1471 | 1398 | 1057 | 794 | 643 | 584 | 480 | 389 | 369 | 300 | 240 | 235 | 185 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 145 | 142 | 170 | 267 | 343 | 40 | 26 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | S 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 15 | ESE 10 | WSW 5 | E 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 57 | 251 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 32 | — | — | 127 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 |
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