Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 8AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
3
W
13
3.5
W
8
4
W
10
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1704
850
814
745
745
943
1390
3028
1737
3279
6869
6239
5701
4236
3541
2817
3621
2538
1776
1422
1328
1130
1058
625
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
25
SW
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:35AM2.57m
12:57PM2.60m
1:13AM2.41m
1:38PM2.44m
1:56AM2.25m
2:25PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.38m
7:14PM0.52m
7:27AM0.55m
7:57PM0.69m
8:12AM0.71m
8:48PM0.83m
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cloud
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mod rain
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rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
rain showers
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thunderstorm
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:35
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7:37
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7:38
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 mm
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1
8
6
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2
1
2
1
1
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Temp °C
15
16
17
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
10
9
9
10
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
8
9
7
7
5
5
7
7
8
7
7
7
5
4
5
6
7
8
7
7
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