Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 160 | 125 | 133 | 64 | 59 | 135 | 138 | 72 | 167 | 167 | 173 | 128 | 125 | 120 | 88 | 105 | 129 | 115 | 147 | 147 | 142 | 133 | 164 |
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 | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.46m | 2:36AM1.43m | 3:07PM1.54m | 3:33AM1.46m | 4:04PM1.62m | 4:31AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.14m | 8:47AM0.10m | 9:24PM0.10m | 9:43AM0.06m | 10:24PM0.05m | 10:41AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 200 | 160 | 125 | 133 | 64 | 35 | 135 | 138 | 63 | 167 | 167 | 173 | 128 | 125 | 120 | 88 | 86 | 129 | 115 | 147 | 147 | 142 | 133 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 59 | 13 | 28 | 54 | 114 | 102 | 58 | 25 | 20 | 87 | 81 | 105 | 39 | 49 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 61 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 12 | — | SE 14 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 72 | 11 | — | 7 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 37 | 46 | 45 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 159 | 0 | 99 | 0 |
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