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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 6PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 561 | 334 | 411 | 489 | 527 | 639 | 727 | 839 | 1275 | 1144 | 1221 | 1254 | 724 | 641 | 579 | 510 | 351 | 383 | 333 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 289 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:00AM 1.29 | 9:20PM 1.38 | 9:45AM 1.27 | 10:05PM 1.36 | 10:31AM 1.24 | 10:50PM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:09PM 0.29 | 3:43AM 0.27 | 3:53PM 0.31 | 4:28AM 0.29 | 4:37PM 0.33 | 5:13AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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