Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 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
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 (06 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
499
421
380
301
233
229
156
110
102
102
71
73
78
123
187
107
88
86
64
119
609
746
1017
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:28AM1.27m
8:47PM1.39m
9:12AM1.25m
9:31PM1.37m
9:56AM1.23m
10:15PM1.35m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.26m
2:35PM0.30m
3:12AM0.28m
3:19PM0.31m
3:56AM0.29m
4:02PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:16
5:15
5:14
5:13
4
Temp °C
12
13
15
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
20
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
16
10
11
13
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
17
18
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
14
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
156
499
421
380
301
233
229
156
110
102
21
17
31
29
68
105
107
88
86
64
19
334
390
475
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
18
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
156
32
49
60
61
61
32
11
11
16
102
71
73
62
36
36
37
18
18
19
2
39
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.2
W
7
0.3
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
S
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
32
56
4
10
6
2
11
33
33
33
19
31
16
17
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
1.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
127
28
20
31
2
3
1
1
1
1
78
123
187
1
2
5
5
119
609
746
1017
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
53
0
9
53
24
53
53
53
9
53
269
314
53
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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