Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Riversdale sea temperature is

12.6° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ESE 10	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	31	31	19	20	22	55	49	48	46	44	43	43	42	56	58	60	167	172	269	390	505	582	715	697
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	S	E	NW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:42PM1.68m				5:09AM1.51m				5:40PM1.70m					6:07AM1.51m				6:36PM1.70m
Low Tide		10:21AM0.01m				11:05PM0.02m				11:20AM-0.02m					00:03AM-0.00m				12:18PM-0.03m				1:01AM-0.01m


	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35
	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	10	9	9	9	8
Feels °C	7	11	12	8	9	9	10	12	11	14	13	11	9	10	9	9	8	9	11	8	8	8	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	29	30	18	9	10	15	49	48	46	44	43	43	42	56	58	60	167	172	269	390	505	582	715	697
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 19	SSW 19	ESE 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 7	S 7	S 7	S 8
kJ	31	31	19	20	22	55	16	10	6	5	36	36	18	19	17	19	29	29	25	24	13	25	36	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	E 14	E 13	S 9	S 8	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	ENE 5	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17	—	—	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16
kJ	27	26	9	15	14	2	1	5	26	26	3	24	23	23	22	30	—	—	3	3	24	47	46	97
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	—	NW 2	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	—	—	—	SSW 9
kJ	3	3	5	2	3	2	3	1	2	—	1	—	1	3	4	4	8	9	6	3	—	—	—	243
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	9	0	99	63	0	9	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Whareama	Whareama	Pourere Beach	God Squad	Gnarlies	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Blackhead	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Blackhead	Blackhead
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	5	4	5	4	3	5	3	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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