Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101099999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35336030830223523118818014813310610610310181816464536462626455
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
20
SW
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
0
SE
0
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
1.39
7:00PM
1.28
7:21AM
1.40
7:44PM
1.27
8:05AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
0.28
12:58PM
0.27
1:07AM
0.29
1:44PM
0.27
1:51AM
0.29
2:29PM
0.27
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise---5:43-------5:41-------5:41----
Sunset-------8:19-------8:20-------8:21
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161413142126272417141312171815141212111115171616
Feels °C (?)151210111823242113111110141412131212101014151415
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