Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)18ft (5.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
S
2.5
SSE
2
S
1.8
S
2
SSE
1.3
SE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)91010101010101110101010101011111199888910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)319942164423466549975384602069085925487450674879442940901832146111999011177567438534250240
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
1.64
8:05AM
1.51
8:32PM
1.66
9:02AM
1.50
9:29PM
1.65
10:00AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
0.01
2:17PM
0.03
2:58AM
0.01
3:14PM
0.04
3:55AM
0.02
4:11PM
0.06
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset------5:36-------5:35-------5:32-
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
14137461513873111211--1-----
Temp. °C131211111111101011111111111011111111111110111211
Feels °C (?)542222112222223345566798
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