Rimmers Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 7AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (12 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
0
1
3
1
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
2.2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
0.5
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2968
2475
2660
2627
2291
2262
1931
1685
1529
1358
1261
1191
996
774
644
486
412
313
232
667
522
500
238
202
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:39PM2.54m
7:04AM2.52m
7:42PM2.69m
8:06AM2.64m
8:39PM2.86m
9:03AM2.75m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.48m
1:21PM0.31m
1:57AM0.33m
2:20PM0.18m
2:55AM0.19m
3:14PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
6
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
7
10
12
10
8
9
8
10
10
11
12
12
9
9
8
10
12
13
14
13
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