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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 56 | 55 | 71 | 119 | 230 | 338 | 607 | 685 | 881 | 1056 | 1351 | 1530 | 1431 | 1304 | 1416 | 1055 | 1228 | 853 | 790 | 517 | 306 | 216 | 240 | 522 |
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- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:43PM 1.58 | 12:13PM 1.44 | 12:40AM 1.57 | 1:10PM 1.42 | 1:38AM 1.55 | 2:07PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:07AM 0.08 | 6:23PM 0.10 | 7:04AM 0.10 | 7:20PM 0.11 | 8:00AM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
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