Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riversdale today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 986 | 863 | 840 | 829 | 807 | 701 | 682 | 3588 | 4874 | 4610 | 4131 | 3641 | 2960 | 2581 | 2239 | 1750 | 1730 | 1474 | 1708 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.67m | 8:00AM1.49m | 8:28PM1.61m | 8:56AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM-0.00m | 2:13PM0.01m | 2:51AM0.02m | 3:09PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 986 | 863 | 840 | 829 | 807 | 701 | 682 | 3588 | 4874 | 4610 | 4131 | 3641 | 2960 | 2581 | 2239 | 1750 | 1730 | 1474 | 1708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 859 | 754 | 622 | 465 | 373 | 355 | 288 | 663 | 586 | 493 | 493 | 479 | 368 | 357 | 357 | 295 | 257 | 241 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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