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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 07 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 292 | 285 | 220 | 158 | 78 | 75 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 75 | 94 | 138 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:30AM 1.72 | 7:59PM 1.53 | 8:27AM 1.72 | 8:56PM 1.50 | 9:24AM 1.68 | 9:53PM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:12AM -0.01 | 1:55PM -0.02 | 2:09AM -0.01 | 2:53PM -0.01 | 3:07AM 0.01 | 3:50PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
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