Rimmers Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.4° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 7PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
2.2
W
12
1.5
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1509
1534
1159
870
845
479
508
1344
886
2811
3715
1948
4138
5426
5572
5289
5049
5008
4488
3531
2964
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:59AM2.56m
10:20PM2.76m
10:35AM2.61m
10:54PM2.81m
11:10AM2.64m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.29m
4:32AM0.30m
4:41PM0.24m
5:07AM0.24m
5:17PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
8
12
11
11
9
8
9
9
8
8
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
7
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