Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 May 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
SSE
9
0.6
S
17
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
722
690
586
576
499
491
467
451
374
302
176
217
240
226
169
165
135
140
143
113
125
122
120
117
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:27PM1.56m
4:54AM1.49m
5:23PM1.63m
5:51AM1.51m
6:19PM1.68m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.08m
10:45PM0.06m
11:05AM0.04m
11:44PM0.02m
12:01PM0.01m
00:43AM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:04
5:04
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
6
6
7
7
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
10
10
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
722
690
586
576
499
491
467
451
374
302
176
176
240
226
169
165
135
140
143
113
125
122
120
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
Energy kJ
40
62
61
59
58
38
37
36
35
34
70
217
134
127
78
31
31
18
17
12
12
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.2
S
21
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
11
9
9
17
7
7
11
11
36
78
34
69
33
33
32
42
40
19
7
17
17
17
8
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
11
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
162
213
213
88
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
82
82
0
26
0
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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