Rimmers Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Rimmers Road.

The water’s sitting at a pretty normal 59°F for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

We’ve got a solid run of swell coming through, but honestly, for the first week and a half, it’s mostly a case of too much of a good thing. Swell heights are going to be well over 8 feet for days on end, which puts this spot squarely in the “experts only” or “don’t bother” category.

Things start kicking off big time on Friday the 11th. Morning sees a proper 16-foot SW swell with a very long 19-second period. The wind’s cross-shore, which is okay, but with that size, you’d need to be a hero to handle it. The combined energy is through the roof at 22634. That’s a massive amount of power. Saturday and Sunday are similar – huge SW swell, strong cross-onshore winds, lumpy conditions. Not a pretty picture for a paddle. With this kind of setup and the size, it might be more interesting for the kite crew than a standard surfer.

Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th see the swell drop a bit to 10 feet and 8 feet, but the wind is still cross-onshore and the energy is still high (4895 and 2155). It’s still too big for Rimmers Road to be any fun.

There’s a real dry spell for good, clean, manageable surf here from now until the 23rd of September. That’s a good stretch of days where the conditions just aren’t right.

Then, finally, we get a standout. On Wednesday the 23rd of September, the morning brings a 10-foot SSW swell with a short 8-second period and a very light, clean cross-offshore breeze from the ENE. The energy is down to a moderate 1487. This is the first chance we get where the wind is actually clean. The swell is still big, but that offshore wind will make it look a lot better.

But the real highlight, the one to put a circle around, is Wednesday the 23rd of September afternoon and then Friday the 25th of September morning.

On Wednesday the 23rd afternoon, the swell drops right back to a much more user-friendly 4 feet from the SW, with a nice 14-second period. The wind swings to a clean, light cross-offshore breeze from the NE. The combined energy is a moderate 1319. Conditions are described as clean. This is the best on offer – a real window of clean, manageable surf.

Then on Friday the 25th morning, we get a similar setup: a 6-foot WSW swell with a 15-second period, and again a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNE. Clean conditions and moderate energy at 1407.

So there you have it. A long, messy period of big, blown-out swell, followed by a short, sweet burst of clean, smaller waves right at the end of the forecast. Keep your eyes on that 23rd and 25th.

Rusty.

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