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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 9AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 771 | 1027 | 758 | 1219 | 1962 | 2844 | 7031 | 4995 | 4420 | 1786 | 1763 | 1388 | 991 | 730 | 573 | 479 | 411 | 394 | 449 | 361 | 581 | 411 | 480 | 473 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:21AM 1.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:41AM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 18 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
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