Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 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: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
3
4
3
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
S
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
S
1.7
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)789999101010101010106887891010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)791032283002762582462111811641201171251017569124396109713741194123212751322
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
N
5
N
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
15
S
5
ESE
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
1.50
6:40PM
1.60
7:09AM
1.51
7:36PM
1.64
8:05AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
0.05
12:26PM
0.05
1:02AM
0.02
1:21PM
0.04
2:00AM
0.01
2:17PM
0.03
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:48-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
421----621---251111341-11
Temp. °C161514141518181514131212131313141314141413151613
Feels °C (?)1213111213161615131088101110111212141411131413
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