Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 19 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Nov)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (19 Nov)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
!
!
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
NE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999991010101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94710561399132112241012474415506475516471446402360418360353281235226217125176
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
1.34
5:29PM
1.28
5:53AM
1.37
6:14PM
1.28
6:36AM
1.39
7:00PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
0.28
11:38PM
0.27
12:11PM
0.28
12:22AM
0.28
12:58PM
0.27
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
Sunrise-5:45-------5:43-------5:43------
Sunset-----8:16-------8:17-------8:19--
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-1111-----------------
Temp. °C181617171818181717172124221916141314212727251714
Feels °C (?)181415161619191717162025211816131111182425231411
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