Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5603 | 5139 | 4372 | 3463 | 2702 | 2355 | 1787 | 1442 | 1208 | 919 | 771 | 613 | 505 | 263 | 347 | 347 | 377 | 231 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.47m | 10:45AM1.41m | 11:07PM1.40m | 11:37AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.11m | 4:58PM0.17m | 5:24AM0.17m | 5:51PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 5603 | 5139 | 4372 | 3463 | 2702 | 2355 | 1787 | 1442 | 1208 | 919 | 771 | 613 | 505 | 263 | 347 | 347 | 377 | 231 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 123 | 121 | 117 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 114 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 22 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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