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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 26 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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
313 | 303 | 361 | 531 | 1455 | 1913 | 2011 | 1421 | 1106 | 865 | 683 | 636 | 528 | 389 | 302 | 228 | 103 | 72 | 88 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.49m | 1:46PM1.37m | 2:10AM1.44m | 2:39PM1.36m | 3:01AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.14m | 7:38AM0.13m | 7:55PM0.17m | 8:29AM0.16m | 8:49PM0.20m | 9:18AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 313 | 303 | 361 | 531 | 1455 | 1913 | 2011 | 1421 | 1106 | 865 | 683 | 636 | 528 | 389 | 302 | 228 | 103 | 72 | 88 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 50 | 19 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 3 | S 23 | S 22 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
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