Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 62 | 97 | 128 | 240 | 239 | 336 | 195 | 373 | 360 | 352 | 348 | 270 | 170 | 310 | 575 | 1550 | 1889 | 2895 | 4491 | 4929 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.57m | 4:32AM1.45m | 5:00PM1.55m | 5:26AM1.46m | 5:52PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.06m | 10:26PM0.07m | 10:44AM0.06m | 11:20PM0.07m | 11:39AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 79 | 62 | 47 | 33 | 110 | 105 | 212 | 177 | 116 | 91 | 55 | 348 | 270 | 81 | 36 | 575 | 1550 | 1889 | 2895 | 4491 | 4929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 50 | 97 | 128 | 33 | 22 | 182 | 195 | 373 | 360 | 352 | 38 | 11 | 170 | 310 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | NE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 128 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 27 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 12 | 91 | 240 | 239 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 106 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 104 | 82 | 64 |
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