Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
840
807
691
638
545
456
384
313
319
399
629
1524
1881
2102
2116
1953
1159
982
1010
1671
1671
1479
1275
1072
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:49PM2.87m
11:11AM2.88m
11:24PM2.81m
11:45AM2.83m
11:59PM2.71m
12:21PM2.73m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.05m
5:22PM0.15m
5:38AM0.12m
5:59PM0.24m
6:13AM0.24m
6:36PM0.37m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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7:34
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7:35
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 mm
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1
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
15
14
16
15
13
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