Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S 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 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| 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 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 792 | 431 | 505 | 610 | 606 | 533 | 535 | 441 | 296 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 150 | 106 | 79 | 59 | 68 | 119 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.42m | 1:04PM1.56m | 1:34AM1.41m | 2:02PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.11m | 7:27PM0.10m | 7:43AM0.11m | 8:23PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 792 | 431 | 505 | 610 | 606 | 533 | 535 | 441 | 296 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 150 | 106 | 79 | 59 | 15 | 47 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 115 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | NE 16 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 104 | 66 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 68 | 119 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 82 | 81 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 0 |
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