Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
116 | 114 | 82 | 166 | 137 | 165 | 105 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 204 | 208 | 221 | 508 | 494 | 184 | 269 | 430 | 347 | 862 | 748 | 1145 | 961 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:01PM1.68m | 5:30AM1.52m | 5:59PM1.72m | 6:27AM1.53m | 6:57PM1.73m | 7:25AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.01m | 11:40AM-0.01m | 00:24AM-0.02m | 12:38PM-0.03m | 1:22AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
116 | 114 | 82 | 166 | 137 | 105 | 98 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 204 | 208 | 221 | 508 | 494 | 110 | 181 | 336 | 321 | 862 | 748 | 1145 | 961 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
24 | 23 | 42 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 55 | 58 | 69 | 104 | 153 | 14 | 6 | 184 | 83 | 356 | 347 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | E 15 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | — | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 10 | S 13 |
42 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 15 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 92 | 165 | 105 | 64 | 78 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 92 | 269 | 430 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 106 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 106 | 91 | 82 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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