Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST
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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
E
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
E
3
ENE
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)1113991012101010111111111012121212899101010111010111111111111111111111112121212121111111111111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)255310959775982127711641024103989291292083776788821442189150391313802347645521932014273313891265162512241198982896726735734790783825868868788782683676588577497487478489480408397370426649735818763943
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
45
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
1.38
4:25AM
1.26
4:50PM
1.41
5:11AM
1.27
5:35PM
1.43
5:56AM
1.28
6:21PM
1.45
6:42AM
1.29
7:06PM
1.46
7:29AM
1.31
7:53PM
1.47
8:16AM
1.32
8:41PM
1.47
9:06AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
0.30
10:24PM
0.30
10:31AM
0.28
11:10PM
0.28
11:17AM
0.25
11:57PM
0.25
12:03PM
0.22
12:44AM
0.23
12:49PM
0.20
1:30AM
0.20
1:37PM
0.18
2:17AM
0.17
2:26PM
0.16
3:04AM
0.15
3:17PM
0.15
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise7:39-------7:39-------7:39-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:35---
Sunset--5:00-------5:01-------5:02-------5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:07-
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Rain (mm)
-------------------2101--------------------------------------
Temp. °C10121211111110101012141312111110101213131313131212131413131213121213141212111111111314111010910111415131212121212131312
Feels °C (?)788768677910109887677758109891088898891099777810118877781112975557887
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