Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
3
SSE
4
SSE
5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
6
SSE
6
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Period(s) (?)109910109886689101010111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27520315115111794848813013411522438438858395975698480877758757174417187675455524979
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
0
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
5
S
20
S
35
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSW
45
S
40
S
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
1.60
7:09AM
1.51
7:36PM
1.64
8:05AM
1.51
8:32PM
1.66
9:02AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
0.02
1:21PM
0.04
2:00AM
0.01
2:17PM
0.03
2:58AM
0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-
Sunset5:38-------5:37-------5:36-------
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-131---331136221915118473462
Temp. °C191514131313141415141414141413131213131212111111
Feels °C (?)17141411111112131414118664435643222
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