Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 220 | 184 | 158 | 124 | 134 | 219 | 273 | 259 | 237 | 222 | 215 | 149 | 129 | 124 | 127 | 127 | 102 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.41m | 4:47PM1.48m | 5:14AM1.42m | 5:38PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.11m | 10:32AM0.12m | 11:05PM0.11m | 11:27AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 |
| kJ | 261 | 220 | 184 | 158 | 124 | 134 | 119 | 273 | 259 | 237 | 222 | 215 | 149 | 129 | 123 | 69 | 63 | 59 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 64 | 104 | 219 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 97 | 91 | 48 | 48 | 102 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 15 | S 19 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NE 8 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 37 | 16 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 83 | 86 | 118 | 138 | 131 | 127 | 124 | 127 | 127 | 94 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 162 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 53 |
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