Rimmers Road surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rimmers Road today?

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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 Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.7
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
493
449
437
443
425
431
325
303
277
222
222
249
151
149
149
111
104
86
82
222
401
437
476
452
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:34PM2.99m
11:57AM2.73m
00:26AM2.88m
12:53PM2.58m
1:23AM2.74m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.12m
6:12PM0.15m
6:50AM0.24m
7:08PM0.29m
7:49AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
15
18
17
15
15
15
15
14
14
17
15
14
14
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
13
14
12
12
13
15
15
13
14
14
14
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
493
449
437
443
425
431
325
303
277
222
222
249
151
149
149
111
104
83
56
222
401
437
476
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
11
18
18
18
18
18
15
37
37
39
42
42
35
90
91
86
82
79
152
204
190
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
50
6
38
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
N
6
0.3
NNW
10
Energy kJ
3
7
5
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
53
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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