Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 98 | 69 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 82 | 67 | 44 | 25 | 39 | 72 | 203 | 180 | 128 | 88 | 67 | 267 | 219 | 162 | 60 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.49m | 10:54PM1.40m | 11:22AM1.51m | 11:49PM1.40m | 12:19PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.16m | 4:48PM0.15m | 5:06AM0.14m | 5:43PM0.14m | 6:00AM0.13m | 6:40PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 74 | 98 | 69 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 82 | 67 | 44 | 25 | 39 | 72 | 203 | 180 | 128 | 88 | 67 | 267 | 219 | 162 | 60 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 68 | 34 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 67 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 14 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 8 | S 10 | NE 10 | S 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 80 | 80 | 217 | 213 | 168 | 63 | 279 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 160 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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