Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 4AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1376
1359
1222
1045
961
1016
1126
1533
1533
1321
1715
1531
1619
1576
1533
1491
1494
1347
1236
1161
1058
1042
1027
854
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:33AM2.42m
3:10PM2.46m
3:43AM2.25m
4:28PM2.35m
5:11AM2.18m
5:55PM2.37m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.51m
9:39PM0.63m
10:08AM0.64m
10:59PM0.69m
11:28AM0.67m
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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4
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
11
11
11
11
12
12
5
5
6
7
7
8
7
7
6
7
9
10
9
9
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