Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Riversdale sea temperature is

12.7° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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 7°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 10	SSW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	68	67	178	131	127	85	47	46	31	26	19	20	22	55	49	47	46	44	43	66	42	56	89	61
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
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	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide				3:44PM1.64m				4:11AM1.49m				4:42PM1.68m				5:09AM1.51m				5:40PM1.70m
Low Tide		9:22AM0.05m				10:05PM0.05m				10:21AM0.01m				11:05PM0.02m				11:20AM-0.02m					00:03AM-0.00m


	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	12	13	12	11	11	12	12	12	14	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	3	8	9	8	6	6	6	7	7	11	12	8	8	7	8	10	11	14	13	11	10	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 14
kJ	68	66	178	131	127	85	47	17	21	17	13	9	9	55	49	47	46	44	43	66	42	56	89	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 19	ESE 14	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	67	67	47	41	39	28	29	30	31	18	19	20	22	10	11	11	6	5	5	36	18	17	8	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 12	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	E 14	E 13	S 9	S 8	—	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17
kJ	51	57	3	3	3	5	—	46	27	26	8	15	14	2	1	—	10	26	36	23	23	21	22	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 4	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 2	NNW 2	NW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	WNW 4	NW 2	NW 2	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3
kJ	3	3	4	6	13	18	24	5	4	2	1	1	2	3	4	7	2	4	1	1	2	2	3	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Riversdale Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	64	24	29	24	53	62	4	4	53	4	4	4	62	62	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock)	Tora Point	Tora Point	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Akito River Mouth and Reef	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Whareama
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	3	5	1
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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