Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 159 | 120 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 52 | 81 | 75 | 92 | 147 | 163 | 258 | 240 | 194 | 162 | 159 | 154 | 428 | 441 | 411 | 428 | 1874 | 21190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.22m | 9:41PM1.35m | 10:05AM1.21m | 10:24PM1.34m | 10:49AM1.22m | 11:08PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.30m | 4:06AM0.28m | 4:10PM0.30m | 4:47AM0.27m | 4:55PM0.29m | 5:29AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 6 | NE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 226 | 159 | 120 | 70 | 25 | 44 | 52 | 51 | 32 | 92 | 147 | 163 | 258 | 240 | 194 | 162 | 138 | 90 | 428 | 441 | 411 | 428 | 1874 | 13891 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | ENE 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 23 | 43 | 72 | 63 | 62 | 40 | 24 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 159 | 113 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 12 | SE 15 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 15 | E 10 | SSW 19 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 17 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 154 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 44 | — | 81 | 75 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 432 | 21190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 83 | 63 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 106 | 91 | 106 |
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