Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2171 | 1980 | 1799 | 1411 | 1069 | 412 | 1336 | 1124 | 916 | 3109 | 1710 | 1444 | 1387 | 1155 | 1262 | 1262 | 1463 | 1344 | 1325 | 1307 | 1325 | 1325 | 1325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.39m | 11:14PM1.26m | 11:35AM1.36m | 00:00AM1.23m | 12:21PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.29m | 5:12PM0.27m | 5:21AM0.31m | 5:58PM0.29m | 6:06AM0.32m | 6:42PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 126 | 276 | 313 | 339 | 351 | 354 | 724 | 573 | 621 | 1784 | 1710 | 1444 | 1387 | 1155 | 1262 | 1262 | 1463 | 1344 | 1325 | 1307 | 1325 | 1325 | 1325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 33 | 376 | 268 | 214 | 435 | 82 | 70 | 50 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | S 15 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 218 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 10 | — | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2171 | 1980 | 1799 | 1411 | 1069 | 412 | 1336 | 1124 | 916 | 3109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 106 | 283 | 283 | 213 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 104 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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