Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 1115 | 1392 | 1918 | 1603 | 1370 | 1160 | 1074 | 933 | 902 | 765 | 621 | 526 | 524 | 441 | 367 | 214 | 306 | 250 | 245 | 208 | 216 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.45m | 00:04AM1.39m | 12:34PM1.50m | 1:00AM1.41m | 1:31PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.17m | 5:56PM0.18m | 6:16AM0.15m | 6:53PM0.15m | 7:11AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 594 | 1115 | 1392 | 1918 | 1603 | 1370 | 1160 | 1074 | 933 | 902 | 765 | 621 | 526 | 524 | 441 | 367 | 214 | 306 | 250 | 245 | 208 | 216 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | S 19 | SW 19 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 240 | 467 | 471 | 324 | 272 | 259 | 121 | 76 | 86 | 29 | 43 | 31 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 127 | 136 | 179 | 123 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 16 | — | — | NE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 18 | S 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 694 | 245 | 230 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 103 | 4 | 14 | 60 | 121 | 55 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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