Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (10 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
Thu
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)9101012101010111111111212121188991010101010101111111111101010101010101010101010101010101010101111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9161312982126411161064105110259009338559532168239723148241114151222812593235632782399138517331195108497788688695995084771869369359156650146850543443145043241545938945698311371018925825851896836945961959
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
45
NE
35
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
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
9:30PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
Thu
17
Sunrise------7:39-------7:39-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:35-----
Sunset5:00-------5:01-------5:02-------5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:07---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121111111010101214121112111010131412131313121214151313121211121413121212111112141412121212111215151412121211111313111010
Feels °C (?)877777791198987688657109810119888781110910976710118889781111108555598866
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