Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1049 | 799 | 673 | 564 | 556 | 573 | 465 | 376 | 270 | 263 | 193 | 176 | 169 | 118 | 83 | 193 | 228 | 218 | 145 | 165 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.54m | 9:49PM1.44m | 10:15AM1.56m | 10:44PM1.43m | 11:10AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.10m | 4:01AM0.11m | 4:39PM0.09m | 4:55AM0.11m | 5:35PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1049 | 799 | 673 | 564 | 556 | 573 | 465 | 376 | 108 | 114 | 114 | 176 | 169 | 118 | 83 | 193 | 228 | 218 | 145 | 141 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 99 | 270 | 263 | 193 | 57 | 72 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 160 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | N 6 | — | — | SSE 13 | N 11 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | NE 10 | E 10 | — | S 19 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | N 5 | WNW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 78 | 105 | 165 | 434 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 91 | 106 | 91 | 106 | 106 |
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