Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 198 | 204 | 177 | 508 | 521 | 275 | 212 | 351 | 421 | 1138 | 1162 | 1058 | 787 | 787 | 446 | 383 | 1001 | 763 | 3315 | 4061 | 3762 | 2734 | 2062 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27AM1.53m | 6:57PM1.73m | 7:25AM1.52m | 7:54PM1.71m | 8:23AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM-0.02m | 12:38PM-0.03m | 1:22AM-0.03m | 1:37PM-0.03m | 2:20AM-0.02m | 2:34PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 73 | 198 | 204 | 177 | 508 | 521 | 187 | 184 | 210 | 212 | 1138 | 1162 | 1058 | 787 | 787 | 446 | 383 | 433 | 763 | 3315 | 4061 | 3762 | 2734 | 2062 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 |
| kJ | 57 | 69 | 104 | 153 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 83 | 351 | 421 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 221 | 279 | 365 | 331 | — | — | — | 6 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 9 | E 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 20 | — | — | — | — | SE 18 |
| kJ | 19 | 4 | 15 | 15 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | S 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SSW 12 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 15 | 275 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1001 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 91 | 91 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 |
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