Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 363 | 289 | 286 | 295 | 769 | 733 | 608 | 499 | 373 | 212 | 204 | 160 | 66 | 92 | 106 | 81 | 76 | 113 | 43 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.32m | 2:16AM1.22m | 2:38PM1.32m | 3:03AM1.25m | 3:25PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.32m | 8:11PM0.30m | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:55PM0.28m | 9:09AM0.27m | 9:41PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 397 | 363 | 289 | 286 | 295 | 769 | 733 | 608 | 499 | 373 | 212 | 204 | 160 | 66 | 92 | 106 | 81 | 76 | 113 | 32 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 168 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 41 | 58 | 56 | 22 | 43 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 88 | 83 | 64 | 4 |
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