Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 439 | 437 | 372 | 307 | 279 | 392 | 675 | 785 | 1429 | 573 | 588 | 1593 | 1909 | 2128 | 2796 | 3743 | 4757 | 4786 | 3168 | 3036 | 2391 | 2248 | 1836 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:28AM1.38m | 12:59PM1.36m | 1:19AM1.33m | 1:48PM1.35m | 2:07AM1.29m | 2:35PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.18m | 7:11PM0.24m | 7:32AM0.22m | 8:01PM0.28m | 8:18AM0.26m | 8:50PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 432 | 439 | 437 | 372 | 307 | 232 | 184 | 189 | 156 | 794 | 573 | 506 | 527 | 394 | 346 | 338 | 245 | 256 | 505 | 725 | 591 | 1767 | 2248 | 1836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 989 | — | — | 1748 | 1218 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 109 | 159 | 289 | 279 | 279 | 392 | 675 | 785 | 1429 | 47 | 588 | 1593 | 1909 | 2128 | 2796 | 3743 | 4757 | 4786 | 3168 | 3036 | 2391 | — | 1021 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 82 | 64 | 63 | 24 | 159 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 287 | 287 | 214 | 287 | 287 | 101 | 193 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
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