Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 495 | 514 | 524 | 441 | 413 | 1069 | 2171 | 3440 | 3344 | 3123 | 2804 | 2265 | 1960 | 1500 | 1246 | 1195 | 1004 | 818 | 673 | 643 | 522 | 339 | 371 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25AM1.26m | 4:49PM1.39m | 5:10AM1.26m | 5:33PM1.40m | 5:55AM1.26m | 6:18PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.29m | 11:09PM0.29m | 11:16AM0.28m | 11:55PM0.28m | 12:01PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 495 | 514 | 524 | 441 | 400 | 1069 | 2171 | 3440 | 3344 | 3123 | 2804 | 2265 | 1960 | 1500 | 1246 | 1195 | 1004 | 818 | 673 | 643 | 522 | 262 | 290 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 206 | 189 | 123 | 90 | 413 | 333 | 279 | 273 | 271 | 266 | 260 | 260 | 307 | 295 | 293 | 305 | 305 | 255 | 255 | 268 | 225 | 339 | 371 | 371 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 102 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 114 | 116 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 55 | 65 | 94 | 121 | 135 | 123 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 213 | 180 | 199 | 213 | 82 | 82 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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