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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 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
17.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 4PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)7ft (2.2m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
2.2
NE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
1.3
NE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)12111161010101099999999912613131377
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6875353813982392301841431091061047499797857565610190909299102
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscrossglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
1.27
2:32AM
1.32
2:52PM
1.25
3:18AM
1.33
3:38PM
1.24
4:03AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.30
8:15PM
0.29
8:46AM
0.32
9:00PM
0.31
9:34AM
0.33
9:45PM
0.31
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset---8:49-------8:49-------8:49----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------2231144671-11-
Temp. °C182223221715161517161514141415151617171817161515
Feels °C (?)141718181312131316151514141314141516151717141314
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