Rimmers Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 11PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2590
2446
2250
2061
1697
1543
1401
1309
1180
1100
1028
1012
949
614
407
425
425
419
384
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:42PM2.60m
8:58AM2.53m
9:17PM2.74m
9:34AM2.65m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.43m
3:03PM0.33m
3:28AM0.27m
3:38PM0.21m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
17
13
12
12
10
9
9
12
14
13
12
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