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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 531 | 531 | 531 | 609 | 609 | 599 | 599 | 589 | 569 | 480 | 471 | 401 | 314 | 303 | 277 | 423 | 390 | 399 | 376 | 288 | 273 | 252 | 1402 | 4281 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:35AM 1.53 | 3:03PM 1.39 | 3:30AM 1.50 | 3:57PM 1.38 | 4:23AM 1.47 | 4:49PM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:16PM 0.12 | 8:56AM 0.13 | 9:12PM 0.13 | 9:50AM 0.14 | 10:07PM 0.14 | 10:43AM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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