Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 296 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 150 | 106 | 79 | 59 | 40 | 165 | 146 | 84 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 96 | 106 | 98 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.41m | 2:02PM1.54m | 2:30AM1.40m | 2:58PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.10m | 7:43AM0.11m | 8:23PM0.10m | 8:40AM0.11m | 9:19PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 296 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 150 | 106 | 79 | 59 | 40 | 72 | 77 | 46 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 47 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 53 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 30 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 39 | 165 | 146 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 106 | 98 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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