Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Riversdale today (04 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (04 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thu 4					Friday 5								Saturday 6								Sun 7
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	NE 10	ENE 9	NE 9	ENE 8	SSW 12	ENE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	119	58	101	203	27	29	27	26	34	22	47	68	96	86	126	258	211	152	115	83	69	62	59	35
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	7:55AM1.25m				8:16PM1.39m				8:39AM1.24m				8:59PM1.37m					9:22AM1.22m				9:41PM1.35m
Low Tide			2:02PM0.29m				2:41AM0.28m				2:45PM0.29m					3:24AM0.28m				3:28PM0.30m				4:06AM0.28m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	6
Temp °C	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	16	15	13	12	12	11	9
Feels °C	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	13	11	11	13	12	11	10	10	9	0
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	NE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSW 10
kJ	119	58	101	99	20	20	20	26	26	20	47	68	96	86	126	258	211	152	115	83	69	62	59	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	E 8	SSW 10	S 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 12	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 4	NE 7
kJ	57	51	34	16	27	28	27	12	11	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	11	23	43	72	25	12	7	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSW 10	S 5	SSW 10	NE 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 9	SSW 13	NE 8	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 16	S 15	SW 12	S 14	S 12	SE 16	NE 10	NE 10	NE 7	NE 9
kJ	2	35	2	10	13	29	11	6	16	3	2	1	1	1	5	4	6	14	3	10	14	14	13	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 9	NNW 2	N 3	N 3	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNE 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 2	NW 3	SW 2	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	SSW 5
kJ	—	10	11	203	1	1	1	23	34	22	2	3	6	1	3	4	1	6	1	2	7	11	—	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Owahanga Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	53	9	9	80	53	53	62	62	62	62	53	29	0	0	0	4	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	168
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Pourere Beach	Tora Point	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Akito River Mouth and Reef	Tora Point	Blackhead	Seconds (White Rock)	Blackhead	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Humenga Point	Blackhead
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Clark Island Coromandel	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Takou Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	1	1	4
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Barbel Point South Africa	Bayobar - Punta Tur Peru	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9

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