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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 05 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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 135 | 191 | 169 | 143 | 109 | 179 | 231 | 159 | 232 | 263 | 140 | 161 | 458 | 433 | 346 | 428 | 560 | 644 | 775 | 987 | 947 | 1226 | 1144 | 559 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:49PM 1.40 | 8:13AM 1.32 | 8:34PM 1.40 | 9:00AM 1.29 | 9:20PM 1.38 | 9:45AM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:39PM 0.23 | 2:10AM 0.22 | 2:24PM 0.26 | 2:57AM 0.25 | 3:09PM 0.29 | 3:43AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 |
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