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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 09 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 579 | 521 | 359 | 391 | 333 | 340 | 344 | 295 | 295 | 259 | 271 | 276 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 276 | 315 | 315 | 370 | 370 | 463 | 650 | 592 | 759 |
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 | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:31AM 1.24 | 10:50PM 1.35 | 11:15AM 1.22 | 11:35PM 1.33 | 12:00PM 1.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:28AM 0.29 | 4:37PM 0.33 | 5:13AM 0.31 | 5:21PM 0.33 | 5:57AM 0.32 | 6:04PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
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