Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4629 | 4620 | 2783 | 2662 | 2285 | 2285 | 2267 | 1923 | 1706 | 1196 | 1255 | 1080 | 961 | 815 | 703 | 563 | 635 | 461 | 528 | 561 | 441 | 392 | 301 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:58AM1.37m | 00:22AM1.38m | 12:52PM1.44m | 1:17AM1.40m | 1:49PM1.51m | 2:15AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.21m | 6:36AM0.16m | 7:08PM0.17m | 7:29AM0.13m | 8:06PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 128 | 2783 | 2662 | 2285 | 2285 | 2267 | 1923 | 1706 | 1196 | 1255 | 1080 | 961 | 815 | 703 | 563 | 635 | 461 | 399 | 321 | 277 | 277 | 232 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 45 | 167 | 145 | 210 | 139 | 195 | 333 | 325 | 181 | 213 | 107 | 98 | 91 | 85 | 58 | 182 | 232 | 528 | 561 | 441 | 392 | 301 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 72 | 73 | 184 | 261 | 255 | 314 | 209 | 95 | 81 | 48 | 80 | 89 | 56 | 49 | — | — | 36 | 28 | 27 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4629 | 4620 | 1192 | 1083 | 844 | 692 | 612 | 454 | 245 | 173 | 128 | — | 407 | 74 | 92 | 64 | 88 | 38 | 28 | 35 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 214 | 307 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 235 | 106 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 106 | 106 | 26 | 26 | 99 | 82 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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