Rimmers Road Surf Break

Rimmers Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 36.84° S 174.43° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rimmers Road sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Rimmers Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Rimmers Road surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period, SW swell with 6,673 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Rimmers Road in the next 16 days are 4.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Tue 7th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 16s
Best Surf 3PM (Tue 7th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 16s
Most Powerful 9PM (Thu 9th Jul)15ft (4.5m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rimmers Road over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve got the full 16-day look for Rimmers Road. Let's get into it.

The surf window starts with some big, powerful groundswell rolling in, but early on, it’s just too damn big for this spot. Tuesday morning, July 7th, we’ve got an 12ft WSW groundswell rippling through with a 16-second period—that’s a long-period, proper energy swell. The combined energy reading is massive, at 5751 (strong). Problem is, that’s expert-only territory at over 8ft, and the winds are howling offshore from the east at 15 mph. The water temp is right around average for this time of year. It’s clean, but for the majority of surfers, it’s just not a goer. This pattern stays solid and oversized right through Tuesday afternoon (10ft) and into Wednesday and Thursday.

We get a little bit of a respite on Saturday, July 11th. The morning shows a 7ft SW groundswell, still with a long 16-second period, and the combined energy is still chunky at 2823 (strong). The magic here is the wind: light and cross-off from the southeast at just 3 mph, making for clean, workable conditions. This is the standout of the first week—still solid, but just about manageable for experienced surfers. The crowd factor at Rimmers Road is "sometimes," so you might have a few others out, but nothing mental.

Saturday afternoon drops to a cleaner 6ft, and Sunday morning (July 12th) goes back up to 7ft but with light offshore easterly breezes. Sunday afternoon, 7ft WSW and glassy as it gets with an ENE breeze at 3 mph. These few days are the best of the run.

By Monday, July 13th, the swell fades quickly. Morning is down to 5ft SW (combined energy low at 846), which is small but rideable for a mixed crowd, and winds are light. By afternoon, it’s really dropping, and the quality starts to fade. Tuesday the 14th is tiny at 3ft with poor onshore winds later. Then from Wednesday, July 15th, we get a nasty turn: strong onshore winds, rain, and another big pulse of swell (8ft to 10ft) but locked in with terrible onshore winds. That stretch from Wednesday through to the following Wednesday is mostly blown-out junk.

There’s a tease on Saturday, July 18th morning—an 12ft WSW swell with clean cross-off winds from the SSE at 6 mph—but the combined energy is 2467 (moderate-strong power) and that height is still too big for this break. Mostly a kite-surfing setup through that period.

So, clear best: Saturday, July 11th, morning at Rimmers Road. It’s the only window where the size, the wind, and the swell direction all align for a proper session. After that, the second week is a write-off until maybe the very last day of the forecast window where there might be a glimmer, but it’s too far out to bank on.

Rusty, signing off.

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
2
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
9
3.5
SSW
8
4
SW
11
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
14
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5577
3822
2378
2724
1550
1624
3957
5349
5336
2956
6037
3396
2266
1273
2379
2291
1931
1279
846
644
412
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
40
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
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
7:04AM2.52m
7:42PM2.69m
8:06AM2.64m
8:39PM2.86m
Low Tide
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
1:21PM0.31m
1:57AM0.33m
2:20PM0.18m
2:55AM0.19m
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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7:35
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
6
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
12
14
14
12
13
12
11
12
11
11
10
11
9
11
12
11
11
14
12
Feels °C
9
10
8
10
9
5
6
4
4
6
5
6
7
8
6
9
10
9
8
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
0.1
SW
22
1.2
SW
14
0.9
SW
18
1.2
WSW
16
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
14
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
5577
3822
2378
18
564
465
726
4576
5336
2956
6037
3396
2266
1273
2379
2291
1931
1279
846
644
412
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.2
WSW
24
1.5
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
19
1.9
WSW
18
0.1
SW
24
0.9
SW
20
1.2
SW
18
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
174
84
31
2
100
54
1122
1255
2162
22
557
926
9
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
22
Energy kJ
227
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
0.6
SE
5
1.2
SSE
5
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
9
3.5
SSW
8
4
SW
11
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
23
17
84
2724
1550
1624
3957
5349
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
Distance (km)
5
6
13
65
71
71
65
128
71
71
71
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
73
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
3
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
9
8
9
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
4
9
7
5
7
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Information about the Rimmers Road Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Rimmers Road provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Rimmers Road can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rimmers Road surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rimmers Road) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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