Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2586 | 2364 | 2069 | 1728 | 1406 | 1076 | 885 | 720 | 612 | 541 | 363 | 306 | 481 | 807 | 1592 | 2488 | 4019 | 5658 | 6243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.53m | 8:29AM1.45m | 8:54PM1.47m | 9:21AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.07m | 2:45PM0.10m | 3:13AM0.11m | 3:38PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 162 | 165 | 127 | 142 | 219 | 273 | 273 | 279 | 254 | 247 | 363 | 306 | 235 | 159 | 128 | 115 | 115 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 157 | 348 | 372 | 346 | 357 | 339 | 318 | 305 | 297 | 200 | 156 | 125 | 102 | 71 | 52 | 37 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | ESE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 16 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 128 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 247 | 229 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2586 | 2364 | 2069 | 1728 | 1406 | 1076 | 885 | 720 | 612 | 541 | 147 | 245 | 481 | 807 | 1592 | 2488 | 4019 | 5658 | 6243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 162 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 287 | 199 | 271 |
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