Surf Forecasts:
Rimmers Road surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period, W swell with 11,137 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 10s. 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 18s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rimmers Road over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, let’s break down what’s cooking at Rimmers Road.
First week is pretty grim – too much wind and the swell is way too big for this spot to handle cleanly. You’ll be waiting a while.
First real chance to paddle out is Sunday, July 12th. Early morning has a light cross-off ESE breeze, making for clean 7ft WSW groundswell. That’s a lot of water moving (2458 energy units). It’s a big wave for Rimmers, so experienced surfers only. Expect some crowd, it’s a known spot.
Monday, July 13th offers up two shifts. Morning is clean with a light cross-off ESE breeze, waves at 5ft from the WSW with a very long 15-second period. Afternoon? The wind switches to a light offshore out of the east. Swell drops to 5ft from the WSW (14s). Energy is easing (832), but it’ll be a clean, fun little window for anyone who knows the break.
After Monday, it fades quick. Tuesday the 14th morning is small at 4ft from the SW (13s) with clean wind, but it’s weak. From Wednesday the 15th onward it’s onshore chop, lumpy, or just poor all the way through the end of the outlook. Second week is a write-off – mostly messy and not worth the drive.
Best bet: Sunday the 12th morning for the brave, and Monday the 13th for cleaner, smaller waves.
-Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 541 | 622 | 697 | 4514 | 4340 | 8077 | 5284 | 3822 | 2824 | 1785 | 2647 | 3331 | 2213 | 6810 | 6777 | 4585 | 2434 | 1869 | 1677 | 1237 | 2810 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:51PM2.44m | 1:10AM2.60m | 1:35PM2.40m | 1:53AM2.54m | 2:23PM2.37m | 2:42AM2.48m | 3:19PM2.34m | 3:40AM2.43m | 4:23PM2.36m | 4:46AM2.41m | 5:32PM2.42m | 5:56AM2.44m | 6:39PM2.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.45m | 7:32AM0.43m | 7:45PM0.51m | 8:18AM0.45m | 8:35PM0.58m | 9:10AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.62m | 10:09AM0.49m | 10:38PM0.64m | 11:12AM0.47m | 11:46PM0.59m | 12:18PM0.41m | 00:54AM0.48m | ||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 9 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 541 | 318 | 603 | 2440 | 4340 | 8077 | 5284 | 3822 | 2824 | 1785 | 100 | 465 | 2213 | 6810 | 6401 | 1721 | 2434 | 669 | 1677 | 1237 | 2810 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 18 | SSW 9 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 22 | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 22 | WSW 19 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 395 | 622 | 697 | — | 2444 | 28 | — | 34 | 2 | 18 | — | — | 907 | 227 | 1255 | — | — | 1869 | 220 | 872 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | SW 24 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 70 | 22 | — | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | WNW 10 | — | NE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4514 | — | 13 | 46 | 54 | 70 | 91 | 2647 | 3331 | — | — | 6777 | 4585 | 1860 | 974 | 420 | 233 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 166 | 110 | 110 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 71 | 36 | 71 | 36 | 64 | 0 |
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