Rimmers Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 10PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
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3
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7471
8749
9686
8828
8122
7262
6251
5775
5186
4605
4097
3720
3114
2662
2313
2281
2233
2202
2056
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28PM2.43m
7:49AM2.40m
8:07PM2.61m
8:27AM2.58m
8:43PM2.77m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.54m
1:52PM0.47m
2:18AM0.35m
2:30PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
3
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
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