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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 10PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)899999998888877777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)489580609554575586586534457412384291248242231209241210173159868299102
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
1.39
5:54PM
1.26
6:19AM
1.41
6:39PM
1.27
7:04AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
0.29
11:54AM
0.29
12:01AM
0.26
12:40PM
0.27
12:46AM
0.24
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:05--
Sunset-8:47-------8:46-------8:46------
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161513141313141414141414141415151515141515141516
Feels °C (?)10109108899991010101011111112111212111212
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