Riversdale Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Riversdale

Issued: 11 am 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Riversdale sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (07 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (07 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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)
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
4
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
S
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
18
4.5
S
15
5.5
SSW
13
7.5
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
7.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
153
181
291
388
287
203
169
153
180
318
452
636
392
2233
9564
9815
34111
33000
28301
29990
19999
9620
6835
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SW
0
NNW
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:05AM1.21m
10:24PM1.34m
10:49AM1.22m
11:08PM1.34m
11:35AM1.25m
11:55PM1.35m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.30m
4:47AM0.27m
4:55PM0.29m
5:29AM0.25m
5:42PM0.27m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
11
15
16
12
10
9
9
8
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
Feels °C
7
9
12
8
7
6
6
6
8
12
13
10
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.1
SE
14
0.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
18
2.4
S
21
3
S
17
1.2
S
21
1.5
S
22
6
S
16
5.5
S
16
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
Energy kJ
32
153
181
291
388
287
203
169
113
92
231
452
7
392
2233
5022
4660
1302
2173
20356
13957
9620
6835
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
18
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
13
3
S
20
Energy kJ
21
31
16
16
9
11
8
66
153
111
318
8
2
7
6801
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
S
19
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
11
10
11
9
9
8
37
5
8
180
8
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
1.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
S
9
4.5
S
15
5.5
SSW
13
7.5
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
7.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
148
1
1
2
636
352
1099
9564
9815
34111
33000
28301
29990
19999
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
6
3
4
5
5
1
1
1
5
Distance (km)
63
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
168
106
91
80
143
199
199
199
91
91
91
25
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
2
3
4
4
3
2
9
9
9
9
7
9
8
9
9
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
9
6
9
7
9
8
7
6
5
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Riversdale surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest