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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 290 | 296 | 303 | 309 | 273 | 245 | 250 | 255 | 222 | 163 | 160 | 110 | 103 | 67 | 65 | 50 | 73 | 88 | 81 | 83 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:56PM 1.54 | 9:24AM 1.48 | 9:51PM 1.57 | 10:19AM 1.47 | 10:46PM 1.58 | 11:16AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:17AM 0.06 | 3:38PM 0.08 | 4:13AM 0.06 | 4:32PM 0.08 | 5:10AM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
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