Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 512 | 1018 | 1042 | 972 | 812 | 700 | 390 | 383 | 897 | 1780 | 2907 | 3590 | 3276 | 2573 | 1822 | 1292 | 926 | 735 | 581 | 454 | 299 | 236 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.73m | 7:25AM1.52m | 7:54PM1.71m | 8:23AM1.50m | 8:51PM1.67m | 9:20AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM-0.03m | 1:37PM-0.03m | 2:20AM-0.02m | 2:34PM-0.01m | 3:16AM-0.00m | 3:32PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 150 | 167 | 1018 | 1042 | 972 | 812 | 700 | 390 | 383 | 433 | 1780 | 2907 | 3590 | 3276 | 2573 | 1822 | 1292 | 926 | 735 | 581 | 454 | 299 | 236 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 425 | 512 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 221 | 283 | 370 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 45 | 43 | 56 | 53 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | S 13 | SE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | NE 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 6 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 14 | NNE 11 | NNE 13 | N 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 897 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 46 | 149 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 64 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 9 | 0 | 99 | 99 |
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