Rimmers Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.8° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 12AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
19
1.9
WNW
10
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
238
289
395
541
768
1111
678
784
674
742
788
791
669
700
788
1081
1014
936
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:11PM2.36m
5:43AM2.31m
6:28PM2.47m
6:58AM2.42m
7:34PM2.65m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.66m
12:03PM0.53m
00:45AM0.54m
1:11PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
3
9
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
12
12
11
11
12
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