Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3562 | 4817 | 5172 | 5728 | 4991 | 4339 | 7878 | 4628 | 3195 | 2444 | 2993 | 2636 | 2390 | 1901 | 1661 | 331 | 298 | 311 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.41m | 10:12AM1.41m | 10:36PM1.35m | 11:02AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.16m | 4:29PM0.20m | 4:49AM0.22m | 5:19PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 98 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 3744 | 4628 | 3195 | 2444 | 2012 | 1706 | 1443 | 1210 | 289 | 331 | 298 | 311 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 411 | 249 | 418 | 319 | 273 | 188 | 143 | 339 | 210 | 147 | 145 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 24 | 24 | — | — | 23 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 200 | 254 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | SSE 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3562 | 4817 | 5172 | 5728 | 4991 | 4339 | 7878 | — | 239 | — | 2993 | 2636 | 2390 | 1901 | 1661 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 199 | 271 | 283 | 285 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 172 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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