Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2804 | 2265 | 1960 | 1500 | 1246 | 1063 | 1018 | 818 | 683 | 643 | 522 | 425 | 371 | 366 | 350 | 332 | 319 | 308 | 302 | 296 | 244 | 249 | 308 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.40m | 5:55AM1.26m | 6:18PM1.41m | 6:39AM1.26m | 7:02PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.28m | 11:55PM0.28m | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:41AM0.27m | 12:46PM0.27m | 1:26AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2804 | 2265 | 1960 | 1500 | 1246 | 1063 | 1018 | 818 | 683 | 643 | 522 | 220 | 273 | 296 | 350 | 332 | 319 | 308 | 302 | 296 | 244 | 249 | 308 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 307 | 260 | 307 | 295 | 295 | 305 | 305 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 220 | 425 | 371 | 366 | 293 | 285 | 213 | 187 | 133 | 90 | 93 | 66 | 67 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 116 | 112 | 81 | 70 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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