Rimmers Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 6AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
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2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
1.5
W
12
1.3
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
413
705
1156
2010
4227
5026
5570
5163
4822
4340
4136
3764
3524
3142
3062
2741
2446
2238
2336
2336
2773
3510
4077
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:32PM2.99m
9:54AM2.82m
10:21PM3.08m
10:43AM2.85m
11:08PM3.09m
11:31AM2.83m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.07m
4:05PM-0.01m
4:39AM0.00m
4:54PM-0.03m
5:27AM-0.01m
5:41PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
8
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