Rimmers Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1089
1058
933
919
905
757
689
594
494
634
282
209
172
212
261
581
822
988
1161
1110
1094
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39PM2.37m
2:57AM2.35m
3:34PM2.25m
3:53AM2.20m
4:36PM2.17m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.46m
8:53PM0.64m
9:23AM0.61m
9:50PM0.79m
10:19AM0.73m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
10
10
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
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