Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 165 | 105 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 55 | 113 | 160 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 91 | 130 | 122 | 116 | 100 | 105 | 111 | 111 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.43m | 4:04AM1.40m | 4:26PM1.39m | 4:54AM1.41m | 5:16PM1.37m | 5:42AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.16m | 9:51PM0.14m | 10:16AM0.18m | 10:40PM0.16m | 11:09AM0.19m | 11:28PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 79 | 68 | 62 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 55 | 54 | 74 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 91 | 130 | 122 | 116 | 100 | 105 | 111 | 111 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 9 | S 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 165 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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