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Riversdale Surf Forecast
/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 994 | 1915 | 2566 | 3213 | 3508 | 3403 | 3217 | 3810 | 2574 | 2034 | 1647 | 1384 | 1192 | 952 | 715 | 590 | 466 | 327 | 220 | 131 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:37AM 1.59 | 5:05PM 1.50 | 5:35AM 1.66 | 6:03PM 1.52 | 6:33AM 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:18PM 0.05 | 10:56AM 0.05 | 11:15PM 0.02 | 11:56AM 0.01 | 12:13AM -0.00 | 12:56PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
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