Rimmers Road surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rimmers Road today?

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 9PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
155
273
270
234
326
525
512
279
268
431
425
395
323
222
404
381
539
1031
987
961
731
700
465
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:01PM2.37m
2:38AM2.49m
3:15PM2.23m
3:55AM2.40m
4:37PM2.20m
5:11AM2.39m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.52m
9:08AM0.59m
9:32PM0.64m
10:23AM0.63m
10:47PM0.66m
11:34AM0.59m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:42
2
4
3
1
3
Temp °C
15
14
14
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
11
11
11
9
6
7
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
108
79
64
47
234
326
525
512
279
268
431
425
395
323
222
286
381
539
1031
987
961
731
700
465
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
S
4
0.5
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.9
SW
9
Energy kJ
114
114
273
270
114
113
8
8
93
94
4
9
42
6
205
404
219
282
20
23
18
25
115
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SW
7
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
94
155
114
114
9
9
8
7
97
9
9
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
69
29
25
23
8
5
4
4
1
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
12
0
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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