Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1685 | 2036 | 1934 | 1835 | 1811 | 1811 | 2934 | 4537 | 5603 | 5139 | 4372 | 3463 | 2702 | 2355 | 1963 | 1442 | 1208 | 1034 | 759 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.54m | 9:51AM1.43m | 10:15PM1.47m | 10:45AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.06m | 4:04PM0.11m | 4:35AM0.11m | 4:58PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1685 | 2036 | 1934 | 1835 | 1811 | 1811 | 2934 | 4537 | 5603 | 5139 | 4372 | 3463 | 2702 | 2355 | 1963 | 1442 | 1208 | 1034 | 759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 257 | 241 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 164 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 117 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 48 | 48 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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