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Rimmers Road surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rimmers Road today?

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141414131313131818181316161616151515151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)568561553469456424309222299295211276180209232295229147150191191191183183
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
2.31
6:52AM
2.39
7:23PM
2.35
8:06AM
2.52
8:33PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
0.68
12:28AM
0.56
1:11PM
0.63
1:41AM
0.49
2:21PM
0.50
2:45AM
0.35
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---8:37-------8:36-------8:35----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192323221918171720212120181716161820202018171616
Feels °C (?)182222211818171721201919181615151719192119181716
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