Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (14 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
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 Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 96 | 117 | 111 | 111 | 140 | 133 | 128 | 116 | 85 | 82 | 250 | 200 | 208 | 212 | 109 | 144 | 79 | 74 | 138 | 141 | 187 | 423 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.62m | 4:31AM1.49m | 5:01PM1.68m | 5:30AM1.52m | 5:59PM1.72m | 6:27AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.05m | 10:41AM0.02m | 11:24PM0.01m | 11:40AM-0.01m | 00:24AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
86 | 96 | 117 | 111 | 111 | 140 | 133 | 128 | 116 | 85 | 82 | 116 | 137 | 74 | 145 | 59 | 92 | 79 | 74 | 138 | 141 | 187 | 423 | 411 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
113 | 39 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 68 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 26 | 38 | 107 | 153 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | E 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | E 15 | SE 11 | E 14 | SE 11 | E 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
7 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 250 | 200 | 208 | 212 | 109 | 144 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 22 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 80 | 106 | 91 | 24 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 159 | 159 | 0 |
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