Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 219 | 182 | 149 | 120 | 79 | 76 | 62 | 97 | 130 | 215 | 189 | 356 | 268 | 373 | 360 | 356 | 270 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:37AM1.44m | 4:06PM1.57m | 4:32AM1.45m | 5:00PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.08m | 9:47AM0.06m | 10:26PM0.07m | 10:44AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 202 | 219 | 182 | 149 | 120 | 79 | 76 | 62 | 47 | 33 | 110 | 105 | 217 | 187 | 127 | 103 | 64 | 47 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 97 | 130 | 33 | 22 | 182 | 268 | 373 | 360 | 356 | 270 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 128 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WNW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 23 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 98 | 215 | 189 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 106 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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