Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 423 | 528 | 561 | 534 | 653 | 371 | 269 | 246 | 319 | 279 | 209 | 194 | 150 | 139 | 131 | 68 | 67 | 176 | 131 | 127 | 85 | 48 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.51m | 2:15AM1.43m | 2:46PM1.58m | 3:13AM1.46m | 3:44PM1.64m | 4:11AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.13m | 8:06PM0.13m | 8:25AM0.09m | 9:06PM0.09m | 9:22AM0.05m | 10:05PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 502 | 423 | 355 | 308 | 259 | 653 | 216 | 181 | 146 | 319 | 279 | 209 | 194 | 150 | 139 | 131 | 68 | 66 | 176 | 131 | 127 | 85 | 48 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 182 | 232 | 528 | 561 | 534 | 220 | 371 | 269 | 246 | 135 | 108 | 110 | 118 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 45 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 10 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 19 | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 47 | — | — | 32 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 7 | — | 87 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 51 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 163 | 43 | 33 | 39 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 143 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 53 | 53 |
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