Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
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 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1018 | 818 | 673 | 643 | 522 | 425 | 371 | 366 | 344 | 332 | 319 | 308 | 302 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 308 | 314 | 313 | 308 | 529 | 521 | 505 | 565 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.26m | 6:18PM1.41m | 6:39AM1.26m | 7:02PM1.40m | 7:23AM1.25m | 7:45PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:41AM0.27m | 12:46PM0.27m | 1:26AM0.27m | 1:30PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1018 | 818 | 673 | 643 | 522 | 220 | 273 | 296 | 344 | 332 | 319 | 308 | 302 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 308 | 314 | 313 | 308 | 529 | 521 | 505 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 305 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 219 | 425 | 371 | 366 | 293 | 285 | 213 | 187 | 133 | 90 | 92 | 65 | 67 | 58 | 32 | 48 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 116 | 112 | 79 | 73 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 7 | — | 5 | 73 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
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