Waimea Rivermouth surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 HST
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Waimea Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimea Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.4
WSW
0.4
SSE
0.8
E
0.7
E
1
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)121212126671212777131314141213131313131416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5250505010488118515456491015988616275835253538795121
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
5
NW
0
ESE
0
ENE
0
ENE
0
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
0.21
5:12PM
0.55
4:18AM
0.17
6:03PM
0.55
4:53AM
0.13
7:00PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
-0.12
12:13AM
0.09
10:26AM
-0.12
1:36AM
0.10
11:03AM
-0.10
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:16-------6:15-------6:15------
Sunset----6:59-------6:59-------7:00---
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------13-----1----
Temp. °C232426252525242323232525252423232324252525242423
Feels °C (?)242529292929282524242727282624242426282827272827
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