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Riversdale surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 31 Mar 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riversdale today?
The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 166 | 277 | 269 | 545 | 545 | 453 | 317 | 286 | 212 | 195 | 142 | 123 | 108 | 425 | 760 | 1201 | 1667 | 1958 | 1913 | 1817 | 1576 | 1377 | 1191 | 902 | 743 | 595 | 492 | 407 | 321 | 382 | 452 | 413 | 307 | 372 | 534 | 1254 | 904 | 638 | 394 | 320 | 272 | 253 | 196 | 160 | 102 | 366 | 1479 | 1519 | 1224 | 854 | 656 | 444 | 337 | 249 | 198 | 133 | 159 | 111 | 115 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:16AM 1.58 | 7:44PM 1.61 | 8:13AM 1.58 | 8:41PM 1.64 | 9:11AM 1.56 | 9:38PM 1.66 | 10:08AM 1.53 | 10:36PM 1.64 | 11:06AM 1.49 | 11:33PM 1.61 | 12:04PM 1.44 | 12:30AM 1.56 | 1:00PM 1.40 | 1:26AM 1.51 | 1:55PM 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:32PM -0.01 | 2:03AM -0.03 | 2:28PM -0.02 | 3:03AM -0.03 | 3:25PM -0.00 | 4:02AM -0.01 | 4:21PM 0.03 | 5:00AM 0.02 | 5:18PM 0.06 | 5:58AM 0.06 | 6:14PM 0.11 | 6:54AM 0.11 | 7:09PM 0.15 | 7:49AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 11 |
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