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Riversdale Surf Forecast
/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 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
15.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
301 | 233 | 210 | 156 | 110 | 102 | 102 | 71 | 74 | 62 | 56 | 102 | 101 | 88 | 86 | 66 | 84 | 193 | 403 | 1187 | 601 | 431 | 276 | 207 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.39m | 9:12AM1.25m | 9:31PM1.37m | 9:56AM1.23m | 10:15PM1.35m | 10:39AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.28m | 3:19PM0.31m | 3:56AM0.29m | 4:02PM0.32m | 4:39AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 301 | 233 | 210 | 156 | 110 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 56 | 102 | 101 | 88 | 86 | 66 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 512 | 601 | 431 | 276 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 52 | 10 | 33 | 56 | 102 | 102 | 71 | 74 | 62 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 7 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 11 | — | — | S 10 | — | NE 16 | W 4 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 31 | 32 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 1 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NW 3 | — | — | NE 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 32 | — | 2 | — | — | 47 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 193 | 403 | 1187 | 8 | 10 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 53 | 269 | 235 | 315 | 53 | 99 | 80 | 4 |
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