Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Riversdale sea temperature is

12.8° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 10	ENE 6	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	246	319	274	209	194	187	139	131	68	67	178	131	127	85	48	46	31	26	19	20	22	55	49	48
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	cross	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	off	off
High Tide			2:46PM1.58m					3:13AM1.46m				3:44PM1.64m				4:11AM1.49m				4:42PM1.68m				5:09AM1.51m
Low Tide	8:25AM0.09m					9:06PM0.09m				9:22AM0.05m				10:05PM0.05m				10:21AM0.01m				11:05PM0.02m


	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	10	10	9	7	6	5	6	8	12	13	11	11	11	13	12	12	14	15	13	13	13	13	14
Feels °C	5	8	8	6	3	2	1	2	4	8	8	6	6	5	7	6	7	10	11	8	9	9	7	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	146	319	274	209	194	187	139	131	68	66	178	131	127	85	48	23	29	26	19	13	14	14	49	48
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	246	143	108	110	118	123	92	92	67	67	47	41	39	28	29	29	31	18	19	20	22	55	14	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 19	—	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	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 9	S 16
kJ	16	7	—	87	8	8	8	—	51	57	3	3	3	5	—	46	26	26	9	15	14	2	1	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNE 3	—	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	NE 4	NNE 4	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	—	3	3	6	9	14	13	17	6	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	53	53	53	24	53	53	53	4	4	4	4	4	4	62	80
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	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)	Tora Point	Tora Point	White Rock Point	Seconds (White Rock)	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Herbertville
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Sky Williams Taranaki	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Bells Beach - Bowl Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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