Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
13.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
SE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101010111110111110101010101010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)474478473493512505503496441416411394319340315373333302296295289292490413
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
1.46
12:12AM
1.44
12:44PM
1.50
1:10AM
1.43
1:41PM
1.54
2:07AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
0.13
6:27AM
0.10
7:01PM
0.13
7:22AM
0.10
8:00PM
0.12
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------
Sunset--5:08-------5:09-------5:10-----
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Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C61011999978910877788101087767
Feels °C (?)488666645654333457643323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 4 km from Dee Dees (light winds from the SE at Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 4 km from Dee Dees). 1.2m 10s swell from the SE with a 0.3m 10s swell from the SSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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25 km away, 1 h 29 min ago

9 km/h
NE
11.6
13.0
Air / Water (°C)
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