Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 692 | 599 | 589 | 514 | 486 | 390 | 325 | 320 | 314 | 251 | 251 | 202 | 151 | 151 | 114 | 85 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.26m | 5:46PM1.40m | 6:06AM1.26m | 6:30PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.28m | 11:29AM0.25m | 00:08AM0.27m | 12:14PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 692 | 599 | 589 | 514 | 486 | 390 | 325 | 320 | 314 | 251 | 251 | 202 | 151 | 151 | 114 | 85 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 235 | 229 | 191 | 174 | 121 | 120 | 74 | 70 | 44 | 43 | 86 | 73 | 60 | 56 | 49 | 50 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 113 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 82 | 83 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 5 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 53 | 62 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 9 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 172 |
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