Rimmers Road surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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Rimmers Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rimmers Road today?

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
512
279
268
431
425
352
323
222
404
381
539
1031
987
961
788
700
465
414
414
402
309
397
359
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:15PM2.23m
3:55AM2.40m
4:37PM2.20m
5:11AM2.39m
5:51PM2.26m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.59m
9:32PM0.64m
10:23AM0.63m
10:47PM0.66m
11:34AM0.59m
11:55PM0.62m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:45
5:44
5:42
5:40
4
8
3
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
14
14
13
13
12
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
5
8
9
12
11
12
10
11
10
14
13
12
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
14
15
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
525
512
279
268
431
425
352
323
222
219
381
539
1031
987
961
788
700
465
414
414
402
309
397
359
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
7
0.6
S
4
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.5
S
4
0.5
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.1
W
22
0.5
SW
6
0.8
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.6
WSW
18
Energy kJ
8
13
93
94
2
9
42
9
205
404
219
245
20
16
9
18
106
96
89
91
91
211
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
Energy kJ
93
7
4
1
97
9
9
9
18
18
9
38
37
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
Energy kJ
42
37
26
15
17
19
13
25
136
283
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
119
73
73
73
114
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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