Riversdale Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Wairarapa, New Zealand)

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Riversdale Surf Guide

Riversdale in the Waiararpa is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide. Rarely crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Riversdale Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.8
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	15.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Riversdale:

The best conditions reported for surf at Riversdale occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Riversdale (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Riversdale with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in August while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 32% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

37%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

32%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Riversdale Location Map

Interactive Riversdale surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Riversdale is Masterton Airport (MRO) in New Zealand, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Riversdale is Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ), also in New Zealand, 94 km (58 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Riversdale Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 27 May 2022, 14:11 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 27			Sat
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off

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Tides at Riversdale

Current tide and informaton

For Riversdale, 0 km from Riversdale.

Next High Water: 02:58pm | 1.38m

Next Low Water: 09:09pm | 0.22m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Riversdale Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.0 °C) at Riversdale is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (8.0 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.