Rimmers Road surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 NZST
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Rimmers Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rimmers Road today?

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 10AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
743
735
835
817
798
780
907
1057
1983
2185
2293
2032
1850
1824
1576
1576
1367
1327
1235
1127
1127
975
1019
1799
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:30AM2.65m
8:54PM2.69m
9:06AM2.67m
9:29PM2.74m
9:41AM2.67m
10:03PM2.75m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.37m
2:43PM0.24m
3:03AM0.33m
3:19PM0.22m
3:40AM0.31m
3:53PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
18
17
15
13
12
12
11
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
16
14
14
15
16
15
12
10
9
9
8
12
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
743
735
509
817
466
494
907
1057
1983
2185
2293
2032
1850
1824
1576
1576
1367
1327
1235
1127
1127
975
1019
1799
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.2
WSW
18
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
0.2
S
6
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
17
Energy kJ
169
194
835
394
798
780
361
409
3
318
470
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
166
229
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
Energy kJ
6
9
3
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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