Waimea Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.1°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 7AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (06 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
0
0
!
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
14
1.9
E
13
1.9
E
13
2
E
13
2
E
13
2
E
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
6
SSW
14
5.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
11
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
9
1.8
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1172
1264
1228
1355
1314
1213
531
936
1440
1535
2350
2234
2452
4038
8495
15112
9481
4508
1183
726
482
376
366
361
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
30
E
35
E
45
E
60
ESE
55
SE
40
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:30PM0.17m
1:03PM0.59m
00:49AM0.21m
1:49PM0.61m
1:43AM0.26m
2:28PM0.60m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.05m
8:41PM0.14m
6:23AM0.03m
8:59PM0.12m
7:21AM0.02m
9:19PM0.10m
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clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:49
6:47
 mm
1
2
8
7
3
4
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
29
28
29
27
27
26
26
25
23
25
22
20
21
24
26
27
29
29
29
30
30
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