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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 1PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2157 | 1556 | 1335 | 1233 | 1238 | 912 | 678 | 1104 | 1012 | 996 | 980 | 860 | 750 | 735 | 646 | 1611 | 1632 | 1443 | 1172 | 1001 | 839 | 594 | 480 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:14AM 1.45 | 5:40PM 1.38 | 6:04AM 1.42 | 6:29PM 1.39 | 6:52AM 1.39 | 7:16PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:33AM 0.16 | 11:53PM 0.16 | 12:21PM 0.17 | 12:44AM 0.18 | 1:08PM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
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