Surf Forecasts:
Rimmers Road surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with 8,789 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rimmers Road this week:
The surf forecast for Rimmers Road over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rimmers Road in the next 16 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rimmers Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s get into it.
We’ve got a classic local run at Rimmers Road. The forecast opens on Wednesday, July 29th, with a clean, cross-off breeze and a modest 4ft WSW groundswell packing moderate energy (426). That’s a great little session to slide into the week, though it’s not the standout. The real standout hits Thursday morning the 30th: the swell bumps up to 7ft, also from the WSW, with a solid 14-second period and a clean cross-off breeze. The combined energy jumps to a strong 1560, and the water temp is about average for this time of year. This is the one to circle for experienced surfers – the waves will have proper shape and punch, but it’s on the bigger side, so not for beginners.
Friday the 31st gets messy. Strong onshore wind and rain showers ruin the surface, and by the afternoon, the swell hits 10ft with a 15-second period, but it’s wind-slapped. Avoid. Saturday, August 1st is a write-off: the swell is 15ft, far too big for this exposed spot, and the wind is howling onshore. Not paddle-surfable.
The second week starts to settle down. Sunday the 2nd sees a drop to 8ft with a clean cross-off breeze in the morning, but the wind picks up in the arvo. Monday the 3rd is a weird one: a 4ft, 20-second groundswell in the morning with light offshore wind – that long period will make the waves wall up nicely at this point break, but it’s a bit small. The afternoon gets too big again at 10ft, but the wind stays cross-on. Tuesday the 4th is all messy and too big.
Then from Wednesday the 5th, we get a nice little window. Wednesday morning has 7ft SW swell, 14-second period, and a glassy offshore – clean, lined up, and around 1736 energy. That’s another top option for experienced surfers, right up there with the Thursday the 30th session. The rest of the week fades into smaller, cleaner waves, but nothing special. August 9th has a small, clean 3ft, 17-second groundswell that’ll be slow but tidy, with light breezes.
After that, it’s a long tail of marginal, small swells and strong winds through to the 13th. The 13th of August morning has a 3ft, 14-second swell with offshore ESE wind at 10 km/h – that’s clean and might give a few fun ones, but it’s weak.
So, the standout sessions are Thursday morning the 30th and Wednesday morning the 5th of August. Get in there early, bring your step-up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 396 | 359 | 1031 | 1560 | 1159 | 486 | 886 | 3570 | 8789 | 7867 | 7223 | 4950 | 1938 | 1109 | 441 | 1024 | 5646 | 2842 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:07PM2.57m | 9:22AM2.47m | 9:44PM2.68m | 9:59AM2.56m | 10:20PM2.76m | 10:35AM2.61m | 10:54PM2.81m | 11:10AM2.64m | 11:28PM2.82m | 11:46AM2.64m | 00:02AM2.79m | 12:23PM2.62m | 00:39AM2.73m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.50m | 3:29PM0.38m | 3:56AM0.39m | 4:06PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.30m | 4:41PM0.24m | 5:07AM0.24m | 5:17PM0.22m | 5:43AM0.22m | 5:53PM0.25m | 6:20AM0.23m | 6:32PM0.31m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 458 | 396 | 359 | 1031 | 1560 | 1159 | 486 | 886 | — | 8789 | 7867 | 7223 | 4950 | 1938 | 1109 | 441 | 1024 | 1684 | 2842 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 30 | 206 | 208 | — | 124 | 464 | 280 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 100 | 98 | 212 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 24 | 223 | 799 | 3570 | 8152 | — | — | 408 | — | — | — | 681 | 5646 | 868 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 110 | 36 | 73 | 36 | 73 | 106 | 223 | 89 | 89 | 166 | 0 | 73 | 114 |
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