Rimmers Road surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 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
17.9° 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 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
1
1
1
1
3
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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!
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2
W
10
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
739
715
1731
1865
1492
2904
2837
2383
5156
4965
5038
5525
5534
5700
6058
5810
5313
4681
4249
3627
3045
2723
2422
2176
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
NW
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
15
E
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:37PM2.08m
3:10AM2.23m
3:44PM2.07m
4:14AM2.26m
4:52PM2.15m
5:15AM2.35m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.81m
8:51PM0.80m
9:37AM0.79m
9:55PM0.80m
10:39AM0.71m
10:58PM0.74m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
3
2
2
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
15
12
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
11
10
11
11
13
15
12
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
1.1
WSW
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
739
371
1731
1865
1492
2904
2837
1292
1132
1337
1578
1772
5810
5313
4681
4249
3627
3045
2723
2422
2176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
309
360
498
594
907
798
1112
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
19
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
231
625
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
715
2383
5156
4965
5038
5525
5534
5700
6058
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
36
32
31
31
31
31
32
32
39
73
73
73
73
71
71
71
36
13
5
5
5
5
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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