Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 2PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (27 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
W
10
2.5
W
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
W
12
1.7
W
10
1.4
WSW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.5
SW
11
2.1
W
9
2.3
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
309
389
784
956
2182
1978
1388
625
518
802
778
615
496
758
1167
890
784
878
735
826
1236
1767
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:50AM2.99m
11:07PM2.95m
11:32AM3.01m
11:51PM2.89m
12:17PM2.96m
Low Tide
4:38AM-0.05m
5:01PM0.04m
5:21AM-0.05m
5:46PM0.05m
6:05AM0.02m
6:34PM0.13m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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1
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Temp °C
13
15
16
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
11
11
13
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
11
9
10
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
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