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Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Waimea Rivermouth today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Waimea Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
16
1.1
WSW
11
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
459
408
186
291
247
214
208
173
137
109
139
100
77
69
67
61
94
57
107
81
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:41PM0.28m
6:43AM0.56m
4:56PM0.23m
7:48AM0.55m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.20m
11:05PM0.01m
2:08PM0.23m
11:41PM0.02m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:28
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6:28
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6:27
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1
1
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5
5
4
5
3
3
2
1
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2
2
1
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1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
29
27
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