Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
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3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1
E
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.4
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101011111199101011121212121110101010914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)361432512551200674901854761109014642040639749874711374918171137902824575550348394
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
25
NE
5
W
30
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
15
N
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
1.21
12:21AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.33
6:41AM
0.31
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:50-------5:47-----
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------111-51730131----11---
Temp. °C151717161617171718181818181818181919191716151615
Feels °C (?)141514141315151516151513161914161517171513111111
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