Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1159 | 1000 | 843 | 603 | 494 | 366 | 292 | 218 | 173 | 160 | 157 | 106 | 103 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 163 | 133 | 133 | 140 | 128 | 125 | 120 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.40m | 2:11PM1.46m | 2:36AM1.43m | 3:07PM1.54m | 3:33AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.19m | 7:53AM0.14m | 8:25PM0.14m | 8:47AM0.10m | 9:24PM0.10m | 9:43AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1159 | 1000 | 843 | 603 | 494 | 366 | 292 | 218 | 173 | 160 | 157 | 106 | 103 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 163 | 133 | 133 | 140 | 128 | 125 | 120 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 20 | 83 | 48 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 73 | 118 | 103 | 57 | 55 | 24 | 97 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 19 | — | S 12 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 51 | 76 | 160 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 37 | — | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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