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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 2PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (27 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
2
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010109999988888109912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)598520520742541530449377369301241235194157122908663464430292844
Wind
(km/h)
0
NW
0
WNW
10
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
1.41
1:10AM
1.48
1:35PM
1.42
2:07AM
1.52
2:33PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
0.16
6:54PM
0.13
7:27AM
0.15
7:48PM
0.12
8:26AM
0.13
8:44PM
0.10
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise-6:13-------6:15-------6:16------
Sunset-----8:40-------8:39-------8:38--
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-112--------------------
Temp. °C151516151414141312121618202019171617212424211715
Feels °C (?)161615121112121211121515171818151414172020181614
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