Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 44 | 43 | 66 | 42 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 167 | 172 | 269 | 390 | 505 | 627 | 724 | 892 | 892 | 881 | 1328 | 1007 | 840 | 829 | 711 | 701 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.70m | 6:07AM1.51m | 6:36PM1.70m | 7:04AM1.51m | 7:32PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM-0.02m | 00:03AM-0.00m | 12:18PM-0.03m | 1:01AM-0.01m | 1:16PM-0.02m | 1:57AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 43 | 66 | 42 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 167 | 172 | 269 | 390 | 505 | 627 | 724 | 892 | 468 | 586 | 1328 | 1007 | 704 | 829 | 711 | 701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ESE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 59 | 58 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 38 | 70 | 194 | 892 | 881 | 859 | 863 | 840 | 511 | 411 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | — | — | E 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 30 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 129 | 308 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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