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Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.6° 

Rimmers Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rimmers Road today (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
268
230
276
314
326
276
264
214
330
419
730
829
1083
1479
1629
1537
1546
1525
1447
934
752
731
653
663
644
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:22AM2.76m
11:36PM2.60m
11:58AM2.70m
00:13AM2.51m
12:36PM2.61m
00:52AM2.40m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.24m
5:36PM0.35m
5:48AM0.32m
6:14PM0.42m
6:25AM0.41m
6:53PM0.52m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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1
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Temp °C
17
16
19
19
19
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
17
16
17
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
13
12
13
11
11
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