Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
!
!
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)111111111917161716161615151414141313131312151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3903833143032774193903993712842732521310512741322734199214681314107085560613131228
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
25
S
30
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
1.50
3:57PM
1.38
4:23AM
1.47
4:49PM
1.38
5:14AM
1.45
5:40PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
0.14
10:07PM
0.14
10:43AM
0.15
11:00PM
0.15
11:33AM
0.16
11:53PM
0.16
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:26-------7:28-------7:30-----
Sunset-----7:12-------7:09-------7:07--
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--------11------------
Temp. °C171618212218151414151412121211111010121313121111
Feels °C (?)151417212117141414141067778881010101099
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