Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 253 | 59 | 59 | 115 | 278 | 183 | 125 | 85 | 61 | 273 | 246 | 249 | 113 | 112 | 55 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 146 | 253 | 324 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:22AM1.51m | 11:49PM1.40m | 12:19PM1.54m | 00:46AM1.41m | 1:16PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.14m | 5:43PM0.14m | 6:00AM0.13m | 6:40PM0.13m | 6:56AM0.11m | 7:37PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 72 | 59 | 59 | 115 | 278 | 183 | 125 | 85 | 41 | 273 | 246 | 249 | 56 | 53 | 43 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 146 | 253 | 324 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 66 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 113 | 112 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 16 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 47 | 22 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | S 3 | NE 6 | — | WNW 2 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 253 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 15 | — | 1 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 159 | 9 | 168 | 99 | 91 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 62 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 106 |
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