Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 468 | 289 | 419 | 745 | 554 | 494 | 376 | 341 | 554 | 888 | 1790 | 2610 | 2162 | 2761 | 2475 | 2096 | 1504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:17AM1.24m | 3:42PM1.37m | 4:02AM1.25m | 4:27PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.31m | 9:23AM0.28m | 10:00PM0.29m | 10:09AM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 468 | 289 | 419 | 745 | 554 | 494 | 376 | 341 | 554 | 888 | 1790 | 2610 | 2162 | 2761 | 2475 | 2096 | 1504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 217 | 235 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 139 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | N 5 | N 5 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | N 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 159 | 168 | 213 | 91 | 88 | 82 | 64 | 80 | 82 | 82 |
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