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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 10 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 171 | 166 | 202 | 146 | 187 | 184 | 139 | 137 | 98 | 88 | 117 | 106 | 100 | 98 | 115 | 137 | 125 | 106 | 253 | 311 | 416 | 389 | 518 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:19AM 1.62 | 10:49PM 1.43 | 11:14AM 1.55 | 11:44PM 1.39 | 12:08PM 1.48 | 12:38AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:03AM 0.04 | 4:45PM 0.04 | 4:59AM 0.09 | 5:39PM 0.08 | 5:54AM 0.14 | 6:30PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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