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Riversdale Surf Forecast
/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 100 | 96 | 92 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 131 | 304 | 363 | 706 | 1302 | 1793 | 1302 | 2290 | 2231 | 2207 | 2200 | 2071 | 1770 | 1360 | 1165 | 909 | 815 | 613 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:40AM 1.50 | 4:06PM 1.47 | 4:37AM 1.59 | 5:05PM 1.50 | 5:35AM 1.66 | 6:03PM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:23PM 0.09 | 9:56AM 0.10 | 10:18PM 0.05 | 10:56AM 0.05 | 11:15PM 0.02 | 11:56AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
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