Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1275 | 900 | 711 | 563 | 447 | 299 | 236 | 85 | 86 | 135 | 172 | 165 | 158 | 147 | 135 | 123 | 117 | 113 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 155 | 476 | 1865 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:51PM1.67m | 9:20AM1.47m | 9:47PM1.60m | 10:17AM1.44m | 10:42PM1.53m | 11:13AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM-0.00m | 3:32PM0.03m | 4:11AM0.03m | 4:28PM0.08m | 5:05AM0.08m | 5:24PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1275 | 900 | 711 | 563 | 447 | 299 | 236 | 85 | 86 | 135 | 172 | 165 | 158 | 147 | 135 | 123 | 117 | 113 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 58 | 476 | 1865 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 44 | 54 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 55 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 155 | 19 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 19 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 43 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 111 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | S 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 50 | 7 | 43 | — | 50 | 84 | 83 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 99 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 64 |
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