Rimmers Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 5AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jul)21ft (6.5m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)20ft (6.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
9
2.3
WNW
9
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
4
WSW
9
5.5
WSW
11
6.5
WSW
12
6.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1441
772
1217
1574
2861
7010
12071
16411
15655
13269
10569
8933
7297
5723
4334
3875
3436
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:05AM2.10m
6:46PM2.21m
7:06AM2.15m
7:40PM2.32m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.90m
12:22PM0.78m
1:00AM0.85m
1:19PM0.71m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
10
9
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
9
8
5
3
4
3
2
2
4
5
7
9
7
9
7
5
6
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