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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 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
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | |
206 | 237 | 284 | 269 | 394 | 293 | 421 | 402 | 301 | 233 | 210 | 156 | 110 | 102 | 102 | 73 | 80 | 62 | 127 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 165 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.41m | 8:28AM1.27m | 8:47PM1.39m | 9:12AM1.25m | 9:31PM1.37m | 9:56AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.26m | 2:35PM0.30m | 3:12AM0.28m | 3:19PM0.31m | 3:56AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 206 | 237 | 284 | 269 | 394 | 293 | 421 | 402 | 301 | 233 | 210 | 156 | 110 | 102 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 96 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 45 | 31 | 45 | 31 | 46 | 102 | 49 | 60 | 31 | 52 | 64 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 102 | 73 | 74 | 62 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | W 7 | W 8 | NE 6 | S 9 | W 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 243 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 9 | N 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | N 2 | — | — | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 16 | — | — | 10 | 85 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 32 | — | 1 | — | — | 80 | — | 127 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 165 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 53 | 9 | 53 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 53 |
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