
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rimmers Road today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rimmers Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
840 | 807 | 691 | 638 | 545 | 456 | 384 | 313 | 319 | 399 | 629 | 1524 | 1881 | 2102 | 2116 | 1953 | 1159 | 982 | 1010 | 1671 | 1671 | 1479 | 1275 | 1072 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:49PM2.87m | 11:11AM2.88m | 11:24PM2.81m | 11:45AM2.83m | 11:59PM2.71m | 12:21PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.05m | 5:22PM0.15m | 5:38AM0.12m | 5:59PM0.24m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
840 | 807 | 691 | 638 | 545 | 456 | 384 | 111 | 133 | 151 | 154 | 1524 | 1881 | 2102 | 2116 | 1953 | 1159 | 982 | 1010 | 1671 | 1671 | 1479 | 1275 | 1072 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 |
165 | 130 | — | 38 | 97 | 148 | 83 | 313 | 277 | 225 | 629 | 162 | — | 214 | 214 | — | 943 | 943 | 637 | — | — | — | — | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 280 | 319 | 399 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | 127 | 111 | 106 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 206 | 163 | 130 | 94 | 94 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 87 | 111 | 207 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 114 | 114 | 73 | 73 | 115 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 114 | 338 | 90 | 64 | 36 |
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