Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 480 | 464 | 449 | 418 | 593 | 478 | 561 | 310 | 567 | 448 | 291 | 247 | 136 | 103 | 134 | 206 | 211 | 331 | 718 | 1065 | 1086 | 959 | 709 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.24m | 8:28PM1.38m | 8:50AM1.24m | 9:10PM1.36m | 9:34AM1.24m | 9:54PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.26m | 2:14PM0.26m | 2:52AM0.26m | 2:57PM0.27m | 3:33AM0.25m | 3:42PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 488 | 480 | 464 | 449 | 418 | 475 | 478 | 561 | 165 | 412 | 224 | 171 | 133 | 136 | 103 | 134 | 206 | 211 | 289 | 614 | 1065 | 1086 | 959 | 709 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 162 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 96 | 100 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 47 | 117 | 127 | 154 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 22 | 123 | 112 | 176 | 172 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 5 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 593 | 128 | 315 | 310 | 567 | 448 | 291 | 247 | — | — | 2 | 74 | 89 | 331 | 718 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 53 | 53 | 29 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 207 | 53 | 64 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 99 | 159 | 143 | 87 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 80 |
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