Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 246 | 246 | 113 | 95 | 55 | 108 | 73 | 427 | 542 | 645 | 606 | 531 | 465 | 532 | 588 | 651 | 631 | 573 | 505 | 482 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.54m | 00:46AM1.41m | 1:16PM1.56m | 1:44AM1.42m | 2:14PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.13m | 6:56AM0.11m | 7:37PM0.11m | 7:53AM0.09m | 8:34PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 273 | 246 | 246 | 113 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 60 | 85 | 532 | 588 | 651 | 631 | 573 | 505 | 482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 95 | 55 | 4 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | SW 10 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 108 | 73 | 427 | 542 | 645 | 606 | 531 | 465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 99 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 106 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 88 | 287 | 26 | 9 |
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