Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (15 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)9991110101110101010101010101010101010101067
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)281248259617562562611496426363363356306300290296296260661425200170188233
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
25
W
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
1.33
2:20PM
1.39
2:50AM
1.32
3:10PM
1.34
3:38AM
1.31
3:57PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
0.21
8:39PM
0.19
8:59AM
0.25
9:26PM
0.22
9:49AM
0.27
10:11PM
0.25
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
Sunrise-5:48-------5:47-------5:46------
Sunset-----8:12-------8:13-------8:14--
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C151516151615131110101416151412111011192020171414
Feels °C (?)101110111312987812131098878161515131213
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