Rimmers Road surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 27 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rimmers Road today?

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 4PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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)
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
0.7
SW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.9
WSW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
885
1693
2007
2176
1835
1784
1868
1502
1288
1094
918
803
627
607
488
421
471
463
684
881
872
828
743
735
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
6:16AM2.45m
6:50PM2.37m
7:08AM2.53m
7:37PM2.50m
7:52AM2.60m
8:18PM2.60m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.49m
00:53AM0.53m
1:23PM0.39m
1:42AM0.44m
2:05PM0.30m
2:24AM0.37m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
12
12
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
885
1693
2007
2176
1835
1784
1868
1502
1288
1094
918
803
627
607
488
421
414
378
319
881
872
828
743
735
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.2
SW
7
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
WSW
23
0.6
WSW
22
0.7
SW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.9
WSW
20
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
251
298
262
229
152
13
31
31
56
142
211
311
471
463
684
264
246
242
169
169
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
26
26
30
68
66
66
51
23
84
103
103
142
166
229
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
Energy kJ
408
371
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
114
166
218
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
7
9
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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