Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1530 | 4541 | 4631 | 4214 | 3327 | 2992 | 2957 | 2792 | 2463 | 1149 | 1061 | 1569 | 1090 | 898 | 1176 | 1175 | 807 | 2402 | 2591 | 1444 | 1283 | 1138 | 1155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:02AM1.41m | 10:28PM1.29m | 10:49AM1.39m | 11:14PM1.26m | 11:35AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.26m | 4:26PM0.25m | 4:36AM0.29m | 5:12PM0.27m | 5:21AM0.31m | 5:58PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 6 | 46 | 126 | 1149 | 1061 | 405 | 478 | 376 | 741 | 381 | 381 | 1617 | 1686 | 1444 | 1283 | 1138 | 1155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | SSE 10 | E 13 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 284 | 308 | — | 52 | 3 | 288 | 215 | 180 | 160 | 98 | 84 | 84 | 54 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | NE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 55 | 206 | 355 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1530 | 4541 | 4631 | 4214 | 3327 | 2992 | 2957 | 2792 | 2463 | 1047 | 998 | 1569 | 1090 | 898 | 1176 | 1175 | 807 | 2402 | 2591 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 230 | 230 | 214 | 358 | 285 | 106 | 106 | 193 | 106 | 172 | 283 | 254 | 213 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26 | 9 | 0 |
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