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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | |
78 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 38 | 55 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:16PM1.71m | 7:46AM1.52m | 8:14PM1.71m | 8:44AM1.51m | 9:11PM1.68m | 9:41AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM-0.02m | 1:57PM-0.01m | 2:40AM-0.02m | 2:55PM0.01m | 3:37AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 |
 kJ | 78 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 38 | 55 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | SE 10 | — | SW 4 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 16 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | W 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 25 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 199 | 245 | 249 | 230 | 236 | 101 | 101 | 178 | 143 | 63 | 88 | 0 | 9 |
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