Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 224 | 175 | 136 | 103 | 85 | 82 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 11:58PM1.34m | 12:27PM1.36m | 00:47AM1.29m | 1:15PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.22m | 6:12AM0.22m | 6:41PM0.27m | 6:58AM0.26m | 7:30PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 365 | 224 | 175 | 136 | 103 | 85 | 82 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 71 | 49 | 73 | 71 | 42 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 176 | 176 | 101 | 235 | 176 | 157 | 157 | 62 |
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