Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 40 | 64 | 99 | 94 | 89 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 76 | 114 | 238 | 255 | 278 | 259 | 179 | 179 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:14PM1.36m | 9:37AM1.41m | 10:02PM1.32m | 10:25AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.22m | 3:58PM0.23m | 4:13AM0.26m | 4:46PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 40 | 64 | 99 | 94 | 89 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 114 | 238 | 255 | 278 | 259 | 179 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NE 4 | ESE 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 5 | 76 | 30 | 51 | 60 | 40 | 28 | 102 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 41 | 52 | 57 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 80 | 26 | 143 |
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