Riversdale Surf Break

Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Riversdale sea temperature is
14.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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


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

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)--
Afternoon (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (10 Jun)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
1.9
S
11
1.5
SSW
12
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.3
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2789
2371
926
569
772
586
561
491
1159
1000
843
603
494
366
292
218
209
160
125
138
101
103
79
78
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:46AM1.37m
1:16PM1.38m
1:39AM1.40m
2:11PM1.46m
2:36AM1.43m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.23m
7:02AM0.18m
7:28PM0.19m
7:53AM0.14m
8:25PM0.14m
8:47AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
9
9
7
7
8
8
11
12
10
10
9
10
9
9
12
Feels °C
7
8
6
7
6
6
6
8
10
7
7
4
4
6
6
8
9
7
7
7
8
7
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
1.9
S
11
1.7
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1750
2371
926
553
772
586
561
491
1159
1000
843
603
494
366
292
218
209
160
125
138
101
103
79
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
778
643
517
569
203
153
415
437
57
20
83
48
43
20
20
29
24
25
23
21
20
20
13
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
14
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
5
81
297
91
65
18
51
76
160
7
25
30
8
8
8
4
8
15
14
32
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
SW
5
Energy kJ
2789
2177
2
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
172
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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