Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 104 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 79 | 127 | 147 | 142 | 232 | 596 | 722 | 1703 | 1347 | 1491 | 1671 | 2306 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.32m | 6:43PM1.41m | 7:06AM1.35m | 7:30PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.22m | 12:30PM0.20m | 1:01AM0.20m | 1:19PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 110 | 104 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 79 | 127 | 147 | 142 | 232 | 596 | 380 | 1703 | 1347 | 1491 | 1671 | 2306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 33 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 108 | 133 | 722 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 22 | 50 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNE 7 | — | SW 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 81 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 306 | — | 9 | 16 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 168 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 213 | 168 | 64 | 159 |
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