Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 176 | 123 | 118 | 82 | 193 | 228 | 163 | 147 | 331 | 1531 | 2534 | 2090 | 1617 | 1138 | 912 | 702 | 371 | 442 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:44PM1.43m | 11:10AM1.57m | 11:40PM1.43m | 12:07PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.11m | 5:35PM0.09m | 5:50AM0.11m | 6:31PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 176 | 123 | 118 | 82 | 193 | 228 | 163 | 131 | 331 | 1531 | 2534 | 2090 | 1617 | 1138 | 912 | 702 | 371 | 442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | E 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 193 | 57 | 72 | 47 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 63 | 147 | 125 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 53 | 122 | 115 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 13 | SW 4 | NE 10 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 153 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 29 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 106 | 285 | 213 | 180 | 213 | 185 | 180 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 64 | 4 |
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