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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 154 | 116 | 85 | 57 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 61 | 135 | 191 | 169 | 143 | 109 | 196 | 96 | 103 | 116 | 140 | 140 | 164 | 198 | 720 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:40AM 1.37 | 8:03PM 1.40 | 8:27AM 1.34 | 8:49PM 1.40 | 9:13AM 1.32 | 9:34PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:54PM 0.20 | 2:22AM 0.20 | 2:39PM 0.23 | 3:10AM 0.22 | 3:24PM 0.26 | 3:57AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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