Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 49 | 31 | 46 | 203 | 193 | 385 | 520 | 565 | 443 | 565 | 291 | 253 | 283 | 444 | 431 | 515 | 547 | 613 | 816 | 852 | 1778 | 1883 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.27m | 2:01PM1.35m | 2:22AM1.25m | 2:46PM1.36m | 3:07AM1.25m | 3:32PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.29m | 8:17PM0.32m | 8:28AM0.30m | 9:04PM0.32m | 9:13AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 8 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 49 | 31 | 39 | 203 | 193 | 135 | 123 | 229 | 220 | 387 | 264 | 253 | 215 | 186 | 181 | 515 | 547 | 613 | 816 | 852 | 1778 | 1883 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | E 12 | ESE 14 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 26 | 46 | 148 | 133 | 206 | 201 | 116 | 112 | 268 | 95 | 250 | 193 | 444 | 431 | 38 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 12 | SE 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SE 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 53 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 80 | 40 | 141 | 186 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 36 | 33 | — | 37 | 147 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | 51 | 114 | 385 | 520 | 565 | 443 | 565 | 291 | — | 283 | 275 | 269 | 198 | 352 | 377 | 371 | 285 | 163 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 162 | 162 | 193 | 91 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 82 |
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