Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 982 | 1660 | 1463 | 1807 | 2267 | 1985 | 1662 | 1737 | 1601 | 1464 | 1200 | 935 | 722 | 1241 | 2089 | 5093 | 7363 | 5620 | 5256 | 6652 | 7027 | 5953 | 4552 | 3525 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.27m | 10:40PM1.35m | 11:07AM1.32m | 11:29PM1.36m | 11:58AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.24m | 4:29PM0.25m | 4:59AM0.22m | 5:19PM0.23m | 5:46AM0.19m | 6:12PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 17 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 160 | 1026 | 1198 | 1476 | 156 | 1985 | 1662 | 1737 | 1601 | 1464 | 1200 | 935 | 722 | 674 | 687 | 639 | 109 | 755 | 661 | — | 45 | 436 | 73 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 115 | 140 | 183 | 166 | 98 | 133 | 65 | 256 | 193 | 159 | 173 | 251 | 62 | 34 | 30 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 100 | 148 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 103 | 85 | 85 | — | — | 125 | 120 | 113 | 105 | 99 | 95 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 982 | 1660 | 1463 | 1807 | 2267 | 135 | 337 | — | 36 | 243 | 387 | 319 | 427 | 1241 | 2089 | 5093 | 7363 | 5620 | 5256 | 6652 | 7027 | 5953 | 4552 | 3525 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 26 | 25 | 91 | 101 | 80 | 80 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 101 | 91 | 101 | 180 | 301 | 301 | 214 | 271 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 264 |
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