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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
15.9° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (26 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)766677888121111111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18315316293132144138149130130341329323347389382408294277272245245240240
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
NNE
10
NW
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscrossglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
1.37
10:38PM
1.22
10:57AM
1.37
11:21PM
1.22
11:41AM
1.37
12:07AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.28
4:43AM
0.29
5:22PM
0.27
5:27AM
0.28
6:05PM
0.25
6:14AM
0.26
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset---8:24-------8:25-------8:27----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C212425242220192023252423212020202123242317151516
Feels °C (?)182123222017171721232221201918192022232317161514
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