Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 574 | 1159 | 1376 | 747 | 606 | 505 | 629 | 675 | 768 | 947 | 1009 | 1104 | 1229 | 706 | 3029 | 3972 | 4220 | 3745 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.40m | 7:14PM1.42m | 7:38AM1.45m | 8:04PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.18m | 1:03PM0.15m | 1:28AM0.15m | 1:56PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 91 | 173 | 660 | 830 | 747 | 606 | 505 | 629 | 675 | 768 | 947 | 1009 | 1104 | 1229 | 692 | 3029 | 3972 | 4220 | 3745 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 16 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 26 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 145 | 140 | 103 | 103 | 87 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 706 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 206 | 574 | 1159 | 1376 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 104 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 26 | 9 | 9 |
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