Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 2.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4919 | 4610 | 4131 | 3963 | 3234 | 2830 | 2239 | 1986 | 1869 | 1664 | 1934 | 1835 | 1811 | 1835 | 3002 | 4898 | 5663 | 5813 | 4474 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:28PM1.61m | 8:56AM1.46m | 9:22PM1.54m | 9:51AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.02m | 3:09PM0.05m | 3:44AM0.06m | 4:04PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4919 | 4610 | 4131 | 3963 | 3234 | 2830 | 2239 | 1986 | 1869 | 1664 | 1934 | 1835 | 1811 | 1835 | 3002 | 4898 | 5663 | 5813 | 4474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 586 | 493 | 493 | 479 | 368 | 357 | 357 | 295 | 257 | 241 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 164 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 34 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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