Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
26.8°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 5PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
360
441
355
280
265
247
239
130
258
257
252
326
314
357
347
272
272
264
253
236
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
0
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
15
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
3:15PM0.27m
4:48AM0.63m
3:46PM0.23m
5:36AM0.63m
4:18PM0.20m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.16m
9:25PM-0.05m
11:50AM0.16m
9:58PM-0.05m
1:07PM0.17m
10:35PM-0.04m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
24
22
20
21
22
22
23
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
28
29
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
26
23
21
21
23
24
24
27
26
25
24
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