Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 554 | 877 | 1596 | 2373 | 2162 | 2794 | 2316 | 2027 | 1611 | 1280 | 902 | 747 | 613 | 504 | 413 | 342 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:02AM1.25m | 4:27PM1.38m | 4:48AM1.27m | 5:12PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.29m | 10:09AM0.26m | 10:46PM0.27m | 10:55AM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 554 | 877 | 1596 | 2373 | 2162 | 2794 | 2316 | 2027 | 1611 | 1280 | 902 | 747 | 613 | 504 | 413 | 342 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 107 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 86 | 77 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 37 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 9 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 53 | 9 | 29 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0 |
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