Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.9° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
700
689
630
529
442
341
336
255
251
205
166
147
167
133
119
113
153
270
315
325
314
291
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:39PM2.55m
8:11AM2.52m
8:26PM2.61m
8:55AM2.63m
9:09PM2.66m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.36m
2:15PM0.43m
2:40AM0.27m
3:01PM0.35m
3:21AM0.21m
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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light rain
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light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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2
3
3
1
1
1
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2
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Temp °C
21
19
18
17
16
16
21
22
20
19
18
18
17
17
20
19
19
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
22
20
19
18
16
16
21
21
20
19
18
19
17
16
19
18
17
15
14
14
14
12
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