Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 291 | 234 | 167 | 191 | 329 | 441 | 617 | 828 | 910 | 1129 | 826 | 755 | 808 | 885 | 768 | 653 | 349 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32PM1.33m | 1:54AM1.22m | 2:18PM1.34m | 2:40AM1.23m | 3:04PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.32m | 8:00AM0.30m | 8:36PM0.30m | 8:46AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 291 | 234 | 167 | 155 | 157 | 211 | 362 | 308 | 179 | 685 | 498 | 450 | 411 | 450 | 427 | 399 | 349 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 102 | 120 | 159 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 174 | 163 | 154 | 131 | 58 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 298 | — | — | — | 191 | 329 | 441 | 617 | 828 | 910 | 1129 | 826 | 755 | 808 | 885 | 768 | 653 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 162 | 155 | 213 | 106 | 106 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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