Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Riversdale sea temperature is

12.9° C

Riversdale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Riversdale today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	10s
Evening (10 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s

Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1450	1163	1086	1080	924	772	826	591	502	435	399	561	534	574	371	331	246	260	224	205	153	147	136	94
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			12:52PM1.44m				1:17AM1.40m				1:49PM1.51m				2:15AM1.43m				2:46PM1.58m					3:13AM1.46m
Low Tide	6:36AM0.16m				7:08PM0.17m				7:29AM0.13m				8:06PM0.13m				8:25AM0.09m					9:06PM0.09m


	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37
	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	9	8	7	7	8	8	7	9	10	8	7	6	5	6
Feels °C	2	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	6	7	4	3	2	1	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	1450	1163	1086	1080	924	772	678	591	502	435	367	321	314	259	216	181	177	260	224	205	153	147	118	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 15	SSW 10	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 10	S 10
kJ	325	181	213	107	98	121	123	89	56	232	399	561	534	574	371	331	246	146	110	110	123	123	136	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 20	S 19	S 10	S 10	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 19	—	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	123	310	209	81	81	48	49	128	182	47	47	25	17	—	17	18	11	7	—	86	50	25	22	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 4
kJ	303	200	65	—	—	—	826	146	52	35	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Whangaehu River Mouth Wanganui-Manawatu	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	106	106	91	106	106	26	26	26	26	143	91	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	4	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa						Castlepoint Beach	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead			Tora-Stix	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Tora Point	Seconds (White Rock)
Rating (10 max)						2	3	3	4			4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Purakaunui Bay Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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