Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 283 | 335 | 389 | 399 | 381 | 335 | 283 | 270 | 234 | 270 | 260 | 223 | 187 | 107 | 81 | 63 | 62 | 93 | 75 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.57m | 2:41AM1.43m | 3:10PM1.57m | 3:37AM1.44m | 4:06PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.09m | 8:34PM0.10m | 8:50AM0.07m | 9:31PM0.08m | 9:47AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 270 | 283 | 335 | 389 | 399 | 381 | 335 | 283 | 270 | 234 | 270 | 260 | 223 | 187 | 107 | 81 | 63 | 62 | 45 | 32 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 96 | 83 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 93 | 75 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 9 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | — | S 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 63 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 53 | 4 | 53 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 106 |
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