Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Riversdale sea temperature is

14.1°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 (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	42	32	35	55	113	51	74	64	62	95	112	95	98	119	95	103	108	88	88	69	56	55	87	144	128	120	105
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NW	SE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NW	WNW	WSW	SE	NE	NNW	WNW	SW	S	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:04AM1.40m				4:26PM1.39m				4:54AM1.41m				5:16PM1.37m				5:42AM1.42m				6:04PM1.35m				6:28AM1.44m
Low Tide					10:16AM0.18m				10:40PM0.16m				11:09AM0.19m				11:28PM0.19m				12:00PM0.20m				00:15AM0.21m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	8:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	20	19	18	22	23	18	16	15	13	14	15	18	21	23	19	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	19	18	17	21	20	17	17	14	11	12	13	15	18	21	18	14	13	12	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 6
kJ	42	32	35	55	54	51	74	64	62	95	112	95	98	119	95	103	108	88	88	69	56	39	31	144	128	120	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	N 11	SSW 5	ENE 6	SSW 14
kJ	27	27	26	14	14	14	13	6	5	5	5	1	25	24	21	20	18	18	18	17	17	55	87	2	3	17	105
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	E 12	SE 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	S 13	SW 14	S 8	S 7	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 13	SSW 4	—	—	SSW 5	S 5
kJ	3	3	3	6	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	7	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	16	2	—	—	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 4	WNW 3	—	—	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 7	E 7	E 4	ENE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	113	6	3	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	1	37	33	5	37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Whangaehu River Mouth Wanganui-Manawatu	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Kina Road Taranaki	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	4	64	0	53	0	4	53	24	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	143	88	271	83	64	64	64	64
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Tora Point	Humenga Point	Tora Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Tora Point	Whareama	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Seconds (White Rock)	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Blackhead	Whareama		Dee Dees		Whatarangi Station	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	White Rock Point	Humenga Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Clark Island Coromandel	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Cojo United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Fullers United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	9	9	7	5

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