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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 32 | 35 | 30 | 47 | 69 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 38 | 59 | 266 | 606 | 380 | 426 | 344 | 203 | 329 | 475 | 305 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:37AM 1.33 | 5:58PM 1.33 | 6:22AM 1.35 | 6:44PM 1.31 | 7:06AM 1.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:28PM 0.23 | 11:51AM 0.24 | 12:11AM 0.24 | 12:38PM 0.25 | 12:55AM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa
Cross-off wind 25 km from Riversdale has swung offshore (strong winds from the NW at CastlepointAws). 0.4m 10s swell from the SSW with a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.- Cross-shore wind at Dee Dees have swung cross-off (near gales from the N at Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 4 km from Dee Dees). 0.3m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.1m 14s groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.1m 13s groundswell, also from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
25 km away, 42 min ago
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