Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 902 | 643 | 584 | 480 | 389 | 369 | 300 | 240 | 233 | 185 | 144 | 136 | 96 | 71 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:13AM1.27m | 12:38PM1.35m | 1:00AM1.25m | 1:24PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.29m | 6:21AM0.30m | 6:55PM0.31m | 7:07AM0.31m | 7:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 902 | 643 | 584 | 480 | 389 | 369 | 300 | 240 | 233 | 185 | 144 | 136 | 96 | 71 | 50 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 124 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 19 | — | S 17 | NNE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 45 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 159 | 99 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 217 | 217 | 213 | 168 | 178 | 178 |
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