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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 6 am Thursday 27 Nov 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 137 | 138 | 121 | 130 | 341 | 329 | 323 | 347 | 389 | 382 | 382 | 408 | 294 | 277 | 272 | 208 | 204 | 204 | 200 | 179 | 179 | 175 | 175 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:57AM 1.37 | 11:21PM 1.22 | 11:41AM 1.37 | 12:07AM 1.24 | 12:28PM 1.37 | 12:57AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:43AM 0.29 | 5:22PM 0.27 | 5:27AM 0.28 | 6:05PM 0.25 | 6:14AM 0.26 | 6:50PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sun 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
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