Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 494 | 453 | 600 | 488 | 392 | 280 | 202 | 153 | 139 | 154 | 201 | 123 | 135 | 137 | 138 | 97 | 95 | 163 | 200 | 259 | 169 | 152 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.29m | 4:13PM1.36m | 4:39AM1.36m | 5:03PM1.39m | 5:29AM1.43m | 5:54PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.24m | 10:27PM0.21m | 10:50AM0.20m | 11:16PM0.17m | 11:44AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 279 | 494 | 453 | 600 | 488 | 392 | 280 | 202 | 153 | 139 | 154 | 201 | 60 | 58 | 137 | 138 | 35 | 95 | 163 | 200 | 259 | 169 | 152 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 12 | S 8 | SE 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 79 | 122 | 99 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 35 | 123 | 135 | 57 | 39 | 97 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 13 | SSW 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 35 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 99 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 159 |
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