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Riversdale Surf Forecast
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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 11AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 371 | 357 | 273 | 219 | 1049 | 5341 | 4385 | 2977 | 2157 | 1556 | 1335 | 1213 | 1100 | 898 | 686 | 1104 | 1021 | 996 | 874 | 846 | 735 | 649 | 643 | 1727 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:23AM 1.47 | 4:49PM 1.38 | 5:14AM 1.45 | 5:40PM 1.38 | 6:04AM 1.42 | 6:29PM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:43AM 0.15 | 11:00PM 0.15 | 11:33AM 0.16 | 11:53PM 0.16 | 12:21PM 0.17 | 12:44AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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