Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 31 | 72 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 46 | 724 | 3147 | 4267 | 4671 | 4806 | 4986 | 4846 | 4184 | 3817 | 2401 | 1838 | 1970 | 1595 | 744 | 622 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.44m | 9:42PM1.32m | 10:02AM1.41m | 10:28PM1.29m | 10:49AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.23m | 3:39PM0.22m | 3:51AM0.26m | 4:26PM0.25m | 4:36AM0.29m | 5:12PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | -2 | -3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 31 | 20 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 46 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 21 | 124 | 2401 | 1838 | 1970 | 1461 | 744 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 30 | 40 | 34 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 276 | 254 | 269 | 205 | 48 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | NE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 72 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 724 | 3147 | 4267 | 4671 | 4806 | 4986 | 4846 | 4184 | 3817 | 842 | 961 | 892 | 1595 | 689 | 622 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 159 | 162 | 230 | 214 | 214 | 360 | 285 | 106 | 106 | 193 | 106 | 106 | 283 | 283 |
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