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Riversdale Surf Photo: 'Riversdale'

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Riversdale sea temperature is

14.2°C

0.0°

Riversdale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	WNW	ENE	SW
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNW		ENE	WNW
	11 s	glass		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	SW
	11 s	cross		11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW		ENE	SSW
	11 s	off		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	SW	ENE	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	ENE	SE
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	SW	ENE	ENE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	WSW	ENE	SSE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	W	W	ENE	SSE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	W	W	ENE	SSE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSW	SSW	ENE	SW
	11 s	cross	7 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SSW	ENE	SSE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SSW	S	ENE
	11 s	cross- off	7 s	7 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	SSW	S	ENE
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		S	ENE
	9 s	cross- off		8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW		S	SSW
	10 s	off		9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		SSW	ENE
	11 s	glass		14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Riversdale around the time the photo was taken

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Riversdale Surf Photo: 'Riversdale' by Snow-Forecast.com user

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Photo taken at: 10:18 am 2 Oct 2017