Riversdale Surf Break

Riversdale, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.10° S 176.07° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Riversdale sea temperature is
13.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Riversdale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Riversdale based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Riversdale right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Riversdale

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Cross Creek wx

74 km WSW451 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 52°)
10
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

83 km NW160 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the WSW
(8 km/h at 258°)
15
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

88 km W12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 327°)
10
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

91 km NW31 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 331 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Karere wx

93 km NW15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 273°)
20
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

94 km WSW6 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the NNW
(13 km/h at 338°)
20
17.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

96 km WSW267 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the N
(15 km/h at 5°)
20
15.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

101 km WSW20 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 251 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Heights Road

103 km SW300 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (11 kph from 74 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Baring Head

106 km SW150 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 340°)
10
13.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Riversdale and within an acceptable time window.

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