Rimmers Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
13.9°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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 10PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1308
2367
2059
2147
3542
3801
7074
8183
7547
6773
6228
5601
5186
4788
4230
3870
3487
3451
2843
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
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
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:19PM2.13m
6:44AM2.08m
7:17PM2.27m
7:37AM2.23m
8:03PM2.43m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.91m
12:54PM0.78m
1:30AM0.77m
1:44PM0.63m
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
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