Waimea Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
7
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
367
463
472
472
407
382
318
351
306
210
264
264
428
428
373
408
477
477
529
597
529
555
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:14PM0.50m
2:28AM0.34m
2:40PM0.49m
3:02AM0.40m
3:05PM0.47m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.08m
8:51PM0.10m
8:11AM0.08m
9:07PM0.08m
8:54AM0.09m
9:24PM0.06m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:32
6:31
 mm
Temp °C
25
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
30
30
28
27
26
27
27
26
29
28
28
25
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
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