Riversdale Surf Forecast

/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (41.10° S 176.07° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZST

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 13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today (01 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (01 Jun)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (01 Jun)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 1							Tuesday 2								Wednesday 3								Thu 4
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	0	2	1	!	!	!	!	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	NE 8	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	242	255	229	284	329	280	908	575	1312	1725	2018	1764	815	763	712	480	386	371	314	250	245	204	183	183
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	S	ESE	NE	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:41AM1.28m					6:03PM1.41m				6:26AM1.28m				6:48PM1.41m				7:11AM1.27m				7:32PM1.41m
Low Tide				11:48AM0.28m					00:26AM0.27m				12:33PM0.28m				1:12AM0.27m				1:18PM0.28m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	4:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	18	19	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	17	16	14	12	12	11	12	14	14	12	11	11
Feels °C	12	12	13	16	17	14	12	13	12	12	13	15	16	15	12	10	10	9	11	13	13	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	SSW 13	ENE 9	SSW 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	138	120	140	143	175	17	475	14	704	835	1079	981	815	763	712	480	386	371	314	250	245	204	183	183
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 9	SSW 12	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	S 14	S 14	SSW 4	SSW 13	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 12
kJ	18	44	42	40	38	2	15	4	20	19	17	17	16	14	14	6	16	35	6	59	7	7	7	81
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 12	S 15	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 5	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 10	S 5
kJ	27	17	8	8	2	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	4	13	12	36	7	58	54	20	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	NE 8	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	242	255	229	284	329	280	908	575	1312	1725	2018	1764	—	—	—	—	5	5	12	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	4	4	0	4	63	64	106	106	106	64	64	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Tora Point	Tora Point	Whareama	Akito River Mouth and Reef	Tora Point	Tora Point				Tora-Shipwreck	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Blackhead	Gnarlies	Tora Point	Tora Point	Blackhead	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	2				4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Clark Island Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Clark Island Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Boners United States	Taapuna French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Hicks Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Waiapu River New Zealand	Arataki New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	5	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5

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