Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 2PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1224 | 1207 | 847 | 2993 | 3987 | 3937 | 3745 | 3311 | 3093 | 2830 | 2616 | 2309 | 2005 | 1922 | 1608 | 1397 | 1207 | 1280 | 1113 | 824 | 683 | 582 | 564 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:38AM1.45m | 8:04PM1.43m | 8:29AM1.50m | 8:56PM1.44m | 9:21AM1.54m | 9:49PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.15m | 1:56PM0.13m | 2:18AM0.13m | 2:49PM0.11m | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:44PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1224 | 1207 | 645 | 2993 | 3987 | 3937 | 3745 | 3311 | 3093 | 2830 | 2616 | 2309 | 2005 | 1922 | 1608 | 1397 | 1207 | 1280 | 1113 | 824 | 683 | 582 | 564 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 847 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 26 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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