Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 248 | 198 | 205 | 244 | 195 | 188 | 143 | 143 | 104 | 74 | 51 | 49 | 97 | 129 | 151 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:33AM1.29m | 5:57PM1.40m | 6:19AM1.32m | 6:43PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.24m | 11:42AM0.21m | 00:16AM0.22m | 12:30PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 262 | 248 | 198 | 205 | 244 | 195 | 188 | 143 | 143 | 104 | 74 | 51 | 49 | 97 | 129 | 151 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 14 | 63 | 53 | 28 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | SW 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 168 |
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