Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 09 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999991010101010101010101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)579521359391333340344295295259271276267267267276315315370370463650592759
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.24
10:50PM
1.35
11:15AM
1.22
11:35PM
1.33
12:00PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
0.29
4:37PM
0.33
5:13AM
0.31
5:21PM
0.33
5:57AM
0.32
6:04PM
0.33
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:52-------5:52---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141518222220171513121517161514151515151718161717
Feels °C (?)121216202018151311101314141414151514141516131516
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