Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Riversdale sea temperature is

12.5° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 23	S 22	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	58	60	167	172	269	390	505	627	715	892	892	881	1106	869	840	829	807	701	682	2448	4659	4432	3795	3368
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	N	N	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			6:07AM1.51m				6:36PM1.70m				7:04AM1.51m				7:32PM1.67m				8:00AM1.49m				8:28PM1.61m
Low Tide	00:03AM-0.00m				12:18PM-0.03m				1:01AM-0.01m				1:16PM-0.02m				1:57AM-0.00m				2:13PM0.01m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	12	10	10	9	8	8	8	12	12	10	9	8	8	7	9	12	13	10	9	8
Feels °C	9	9	8	13	8	7	8	8	6	6	6	11	10	8	7	6	5	3	6	9	12	8	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 10	S 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 23	S 22	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19
kJ	58	60	167	172	269	390	505	627	715	892	377	487	1106	869	840	829	807	701	682	2448	4659	4432	3795	3368
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13
kJ	17	19	29	58	25	8	25	51	93	153	892	881	859	863	714	469	425	343	254	612	586	493	493	479
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 17	SW 9	—	E 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 18	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	S 24	SSW 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	30	3	—	2	24	24	47	45	85	130	227	—	—	—	—	—	8	306	177	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	W 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	8	9	8	7	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Porangahau River Mouth Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5
Distance (km)	9	9	99	29	91	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Whareama	Whareama	Blackhead	Castlepoint - Slippery	Blackhead	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Tora Point	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	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)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Gnarlies
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	3	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	8	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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