Rimmers Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Rimmers Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rimmers Road at 10PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1712
1449
1387
1161
1144
1042
961
975
488
1288
1045
947
822
581
752
702
328
229
154
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:02AM2.12m
3:45PM2.11m
4:12AM2.00m
5:03PM2.07m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.85m
9:28AM0.83m
10:08PM0.97m
10:37AM0.91m
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
9
9
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