Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
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 Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4423 | 4322 | 3222 | 2336 | 1739 | 1206 | 874 | 700 | 590 | 453 | 432 | 439 | 444 | 372 | 303 | 307 | 329 | 575 | 1313 | 675 | 495 | 713 | 1102 | 1281 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.45m | 12:07PM1.38m | 00:28AM1.38m | 12:59PM1.36m | 1:19AM1.33m | 1:48PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.13m | 6:18PM0.19m | 6:45AM0.18m | 7:11PM0.24m | 7:32AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4423 | 4322 | 3222 | 2336 | 1739 | 1206 | 874 | 700 | 590 | 453 | 432 | 439 | 444 | 372 | 303 | 307 | 239 | 189 | 793 | 675 | 495 | 407 | 471 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 108 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 40 | 67 | 120 | 168 | 200 | 230 | 329 | 575 | 1313 | — | 100 | 713 | 1102 | 1281 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 63 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 24 | 26 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
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