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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast 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 slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| 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
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 52 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 61 | 135 | 191 | 169 | 143 | 98 | 200 | 132 | 103 | 116 | 140 | 143 | 161 | 195 | 146 | 173 | 397 | 540 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:03PM 1.40 | 8:27AM 1.34 | 8:49PM 1.40 | 9:13AM 1.32 | 9:34PM 1.40 | 10:00AM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:22AM 0.20 | 2:39PM 0.23 | 3:10AM 0.22 | 3:24PM 0.26 | 3:57AM 0.25 | 4:09PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
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