Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 6PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (06 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (06 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
907
1305
1626
1775
1754
1594
1555
1536
1536
1536
1673
1775
1734
1408
1390
1373
1356
1498
1517
1460
1467
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:09PM2.48m
7:43AM2.40m
8:06PM2.63m
8:35AM2.56m
8:54PM2.76m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.59m
1:27AM0.48m
1:47PM0.45m
2:21AM0.32m
2:39PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:50
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6:48
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7:29
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7:30
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Temp °C
13
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
12
14
14
14
14
13
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