Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimea Rivermouth today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 4PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waimea Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 421 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 371 | 31 | 345 | 345 | 354 | 346 | 298 | 255 | 223 | 227 | 249 | 221 | 168 | 142 | 114 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:07PM0.45m | 1:06AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.44m | 1:39AM0.35m | 1:15PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.17m | 7:22PM0.11m | 6:16AM0.16m | 7:33PM0.09m | 7:14AM0.15m | 7:49PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 79 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 25 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 75 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | SE 6 | NNW 10 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 56 | 14 | 34 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | SE 6 | NNW 10 | N 10 | SE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 8 | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 54 | 13 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 56 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 421 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 371 | 22 | 345 | 345 | 354 | 346 | 298 | 255 | 223 | 227 | 249 | 221 | 168 | 142 | 114 | 118 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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