Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 2PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
18
1
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
614
620
389
214
185
325
325
325
407
122
107
104
150
272
272
150
186
125
167
167
167
167
167
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:19AM0.55m
3:40PM0.31m
4:55AM0.55m
4:00PM0.27m
5:32AM0.55m
4:13PM0.23m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.16m
9:44PM0.01m
11:36AM0.18m
10:06PM0.01m
12:34PM0.20m
10:29PM0.02m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
28
29
28
28
26
26
26
26
28
28
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
30
29
28
28
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