
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rimmers Road today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 1PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rimmers Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
525 | 404 | 480 | 622 | 481 | 330 | 322 | 392 | 377 | 275 | 345 | 394 | 865 | 911 | 886 | 1164 | 1320 | 1388 | 1872 | 1923 | 1948 | 874 | 759 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:53AM2.73m | 9:19PM3.00m | 9:41AM2.84m | 10:03PM3.09m | 10:25AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.08m | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:49PM-0.02m | 4:20AM-0.05m | 4:34PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
525 | 404 | 480 | 622 | 481 | 330 | 322 | 392 | 167 | 204 | 240 | 240 | 865 | 538 | 517 | 1164 | 1320 | 1388 | 1872 | 1923 | 1948 | 874 | 691 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | W 10 | WSW 18 |
209 | 159 | 154 | 4 | 30 | 72 | 125 | 149 | 377 | 275 | 325 | 394 | 534 | 911 | 886 | 323 | 317 | 262 | 149 | 149 | — | 151 | 759 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 10 |
15 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | 44 | 104 | 151 | 248 | 345 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 559 | 154 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 5 | 108 | 108 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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