Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 902 | 765 | 379 | 332 | 400 | 327 | 262 | 246 | 203 | 101 | 92 | 72 | 47 | 57 | 35 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.45m | 8:00AM1.45m | 8:25PM1.40m | 8:49AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.13m | 2:19PM0.15m | 2:39AM0.18m | 3:09PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 902 | 765 | 379 | 332 | 400 | 327 | 262 | 246 | 203 | 101 | 92 | 72 | 47 | 57 | 35 | 47 | 24 | 40 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 199 | 150 | 2 | 47 | 48 | 23 | 21 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 43 | 16 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 15 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | NE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 53 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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