Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 201 | 176 | 174 | 280 | 357 | 339 | 400 | 373 | 342 | 390 | 307 | 3256 | 1208 | 1474 | 1699 | 2170 | 1841 | 1855 | 1721 | 1463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.61m | 8:35PM1.48m | 9:01AM1.64m | 9:31PM1.48m | 9:57AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.05m | 2:46AM0.06m | 3:27PM0.03m | 3:42AM0.05m | 4:23PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 14 | E 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 313 | 201 | 176 | 174 | 280 | 357 | 339 | 400 | 373 | 342 | 390 | 237 | 17 | 411 | 322 | 305 | 8 | 4 | 1855 | 1721 | 1463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | SSW 17 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 12 | 43 | 38 | 153 | 307 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 16 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | — | NW 2 | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 32 | 30 | 16 | — | 2 | 11 | 64 | — | 1 | 7 | 75 | 3256 | 1208 | 1474 | 1699 | 2170 | 1841 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 168 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 172 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 309 | 309 | 213 | 106 | 106 | 91 | 91 | 109 | 109 | 0 |
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