Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
1.2
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
271
248
237
146
146
108
80
58
78
99
98
104
107
123
569
636
674
704
547
499
386
361
294
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:27PM1.63m
10:57AM1.45m
11:24PM1.59m
11:55AM1.42m
00:21AM1.54m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.06m
4:52AM0.05m
5:08PM0.08m
5:49AM0.07m
6:04PM0.11m
6:44AM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:29
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
11
10
11
10
10
12
17
18
14
12
11
11
10
12
17
8
8
8
9
7
6
8
10
11
10
8
8
8
8
10
15
16
13
10
9
9
7
10
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
1.2
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
S
12
Energy kJ
246
271
248
237
146
146
108
80
57
78
99
98
104
107
120
569
636
674
704
547
499
386
361
294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
11
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
321
176
148
125
104
104
58
46
48
51
89
86
81
78
123
12
12
12
5
6
6
6
9
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
72
55
57
54
53
54
53
55
58
51
35
37
23
24
14
3
3
3
3
13
3
9
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
0.3
WNW
5
Energy kJ
326
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
181
26
26
0
0
0
0
0
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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