Riversdale surf break

Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 07 Sep 2025 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
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (07 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

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Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wed
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
!
!
!
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SSW
1.9
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)10999691214131212111110101011991413121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)129243200302243739633145972981195916461250953704606551468409408422508353278245
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
35
WNW
30
W
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
1.32
4:28PM
1.47
4:52AM
1.37
5:19PM
1.51
5:44AM
1.42
6:11PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
0.16
10:47PM
0.16
11:01AM
0.11
11:38PM
0.11
11:56AM
0.07
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wed
10
Sunrise--6:31-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset----5:57-------5:58-------5:58---
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C68121099777891010976438131411910
Feels °C (?)20544322235676320-141010855
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 44 km from Tora Point has fallen light (light winds from the W at Cross Creek wx). Waves should be turning clean at Tora Point. 0.8m 8s swell from the SSW with a 0.4m 14s groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.3m 11s groundswell, also from the ESE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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50 km/h
WNW
0.0
12.3
Air / Water (°C)
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