Surf Forecasts:
Rimmers Road surf forecast from 23 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 26 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period, SW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 26 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period, SW swell with 7,762 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 23 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW 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 (Jun 23) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 16s. 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 5.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 26) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Fri 26th Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 26th Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rimmers Road over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1049 | 1184 | 1094 | 731 | 556 | 942 | 985 | 3930 | 6827 | 7075 | 5344 | 3280 | 1334 | 2866 | 2045 | 2229 | 2238 | 1446 | 2024 | 1527 | 1247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:27PM2.27m | 4:46AM2.30m | 5:27PM2.26m | 5:44AM2.24m | 6:23PM2.29m | 6:39AM2.24m | 7:15PM2.34m | 7:30AM2.28m | 8:01PM2.42m | 8:16AM2.34m | 8:44PM2.50m | 8:59AM2.40m | 9:24PM2.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.56m | 10:37PM0.71m | 11:09AM0.61m | 11:37PM0.76m | 12:03PM0.63m | 00:34AM0.76m | 12:55PM0.62m | 1:26AM0.72m | 1:43PM0.58m | 2:13AM0.65m | 2:27PM0.53m | 2:56AM0.58m | 3:09PM0.46m | ||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1049 | 1184 | 1094 | 731 | 556 | 942 | 985 | 3930 | 6827 | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 214 | 2229 | 2238 | 1446 | 2024 | 1527 | 1247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 5 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 48 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 122 | 471 | 773 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 37 | 35 | 300 | 38 | 37 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | 28 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 6203 | 7075 | 5344 | 3280 | 1334 | 2866 | 2045 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 292 | 120 | 110 | 0 | 107 | 36 | 299 | 116 | 107 | 71 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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