Riversdale Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Riversdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Riversdale sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.8
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
1115
1392
1918
1603
1370
1160
1074
933
902
765
621
526
524
441
367
214
306
250
245
208
216
184
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:38AM1.45m
00:04AM1.39m
12:34PM1.50m
1:00AM1.41m
1:31PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.17m
5:56PM0.18m
6:16AM0.15m
6:53PM0.15m
7:11AM0.12m
7:51PM0.12m
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
4
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
14
15
12
12
Feels °C
1
1
1
7
8
6
7
6
6
6
6
11
11
10
7
7
6
6
6
8
9
7
7
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