Riversdale Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Riversdale sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.8
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
11
1.6
SE
12
1.1
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.8
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1612
1354
1102
757
672
459
445
760
694
1115
1392
2095
1603
1370
1060
762
933
805
666
546
533
457
441
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:45AM1.40m
11:09PM1.38m
11:38AM1.45m
00:04AM1.39m
12:34PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.19m
5:01PM0.20m
5:23AM0.17m
5:56PM0.18m
6:16AM0.15m
6:53PM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
9
7
6
5
5
4
5
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
7
8
6
7
8
7
6
7
11
12
10
8
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