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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 709 | 935 | 1097 | 1354 | 1535 | 1001 | 809 | 655 | 592 | 533 | 359 | 400 | 352 | 333 | 289 | 289 | 295 | 259 | 259 | 276 | 235 | 226 | 267 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:45AM 1.27 | 10:05PM 1.36 | 10:31AM 1.24 | 10:50PM 1.35 | 11:15AM 1.22 | 11:35PM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:43AM 0.27 | 3:53PM 0.31 | 4:28AM 0.29 | 4:37PM 0.33 | 5:13AM 0.31 | 5:21PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
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