Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 140 | 140 | 97 | 47 | 104 | 139 | 193 | 123 | 111 | 99 | 52 | 47 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 94 | 173 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.43m | 5:54PM1.42m | 6:20AM1.50m | 6:47PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.17m | 11:44AM0.15m | 00:06AM0.13m | 12:39PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 5 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 40 | 140 | 26 | 47 | 104 | 139 | 193 | 123 | 111 | 99 | 52 | 47 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 173 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | — | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 138 | 140 | 39 | 97 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 20 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 94 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 99 | 4 | 4 | 160 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 160 | 99 | 80 | 80 | 99 | 213 | 91 | 26 | 0 |
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