Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3195 | 2444 | 3278 | 3025 | 2390 | 2103 | 334 | 418 | 346 | 319 | 284 | 852 | 713 | 604 | 1241 | 1042 | 794 | 556 | 497 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.35m | 11:02AM1.38m | 11:25PM1.31m | 11:50AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.22m | 5:19PM0.25m | 5:36AM0.26m | 6:08PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3195 | 2444 | 2234 | 1901 | 1421 | 1355 | 334 | 329 | 346 | 319 | 284 | 852 | 713 | 604 | 1241 | 1042 | 794 | 556 | 497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 267 | 418 | 319 | 241 | 184 | 131 | 48 | 210 | 158 | 156 | 170 | 267 | 422 | 412 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 174 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — |
| kJ | 227 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 20 | 52 | 29 | 54 | 195 | 251 | 40 | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | 65 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3278 | 3025 | 2390 | 2103 | 331 | 418 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 82 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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