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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 18ft (5.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3919 | 4827 | 5808 | 6126 | 5247 | 4612 | 2616 | 4810 | 2308 | 3544 | 1597 | 1463 | 1190 | 1007 | 977 | 1236 | 553 | 481 | 480 | 339 | 214 | 173 | 149 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:05AM 1.51 | 8:32PM 1.66 | 9:02AM 1.50 | 9:29PM 1.65 | 10:00AM 1.47 | 10:27PM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:17PM 0.03 | 2:58AM 0.01 | 3:14PM 0.04 | 3:55AM 0.02 | 4:11PM 0.06 | 4:52AM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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