Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1208 | 919 | 759 | 613 | 505 | 263 | 210 | 341 | 365 | 224 | 175 | 136 | 136 | 85 | 82 | 54 | 48 | 52 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:07PM1.40m | 11:37AM1.38m | 11:58PM1.34m | 12:27PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.17m | 5:51PM0.22m | 6:12AM0.22m | 6:41PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1208 | 919 | 759 | 613 | 505 | 263 | 210 | 341 | 365 | 224 | 175 | 136 | 136 | 85 | 82 | 54 | 48 | 52 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 121 | 119 | 22 | 22 | 71 | 49 | 73 | 71 | 42 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | — | 22 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 53 | 53 | 80 |
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