Rimmers Road surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 14 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rimmers Road today?

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 7PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)6ft (1.8m)18s
Afternoon (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (14 May)7ft (2.2m)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 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.8
WSW
20
1
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1925
1904
3148
2434
2374
2054
1884
1563
1289
1271
1170
1049
961
769
757
757
757
613
567
486
490
716
549
651
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:03AM2.63m
7:35PM2.66m
7:51AM2.77m
8:22PM2.84m
8:39AM2.88m
9:09PM2.97m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.22m
1:42AM0.30m
2:07PM0.08m
2:31AM0.16m
2:54PM-0.02m
3:20AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
11
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
8
11
12
13
12
13
13
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
12
11
13
14
13
12
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
1925
1904
3148
2434
2374
2054
1884
1563
1289
1271
1170
1049
961
769
757
757
757
613
567
486
479
479
428
373
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
WSW
22
0.7
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
20
1
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
Energy kJ
765
802
13
55
141
192
404
397
490
716
549
651
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
11
25
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
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
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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