Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 2AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 261 | 652 | 1032 | 1957 | 2908 | 3015 | 2836 | 2486 | 1981 | 1604 | 1406 | 1072 | 905 | 730 | 1301 | 1143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.59m | 7:36AM1.47m | 8:02PM1.53m | 8:29AM1.45m | 8:54PM1.47m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.04m | 1:50PM0.05m | 2:23AM0.07m | 2:45PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 255 | 261 | 280 | 300 | 248 | 165 | 162 | 153 | 146 | 139 | 251 | 314 | 273 | 279 | 730 | 563 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | SSW 16 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 83 | 87 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 146 | 184 | 348 | 376 | 346 | 357 | 339 | 322 | 347 | 290 | 308 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | S 20 | SSW 16 | — | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 174 | 254 | 17 | — | — | — | 31 | 49 | — | 9 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 305 | 297 | 289 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 652 | 1032 | 1957 | 2908 | 3015 | 2836 | 2486 | 1981 | 1604 | 1406 | 1072 | 905 | 215 | 1301 | 1143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 193 | 192 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 235 | 213 |
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