Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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Riversdale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Riversdale sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
480
646
694
704
636
507
405
299
299
308
303
361
522
1265
1869
2062
1685
1262
987
771
636
520
396
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55AM1.42m
00:21AM1.54m
12:51PM1.39m
1:16AM1.49m
1:46PM1.37m
2:10AM1.44m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.11m
6:44AM0.10m
7:00PM0.14m
7:38AM0.13m
7:55PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
11
15
16
13
13
11
10
10
12
17
18
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
8
12
13
11
11
9
7
7
9
15
17
12
11
11
11
10
13
12
13
12
11
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
Energy kJ
93
480
646
694
704
636
507
405
299
299
308
303
361
522
1265
1869
2062
1685
1262
987
771
636
520
396
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
121
12
12
12
5
6
6
6
9
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
14
3
3
3
2
11
3
2
2
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
NW
6
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
7
3
5
7
5
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
53
72
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
82
64
64
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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