Waimea Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.3° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
4
1
3
!
1
0
1
0
2
!
!
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
2.2
E
9
0.8
S
13
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
0.7
S
13
0.9
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
3.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.8
S
16
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
724
222
1437
1836
167
227
273
382
882
2296
1441
1003
183
306
295
318
348
295
229
257
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
45
E
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM0.46m
6:35AM0.39m
6:00PM0.39m
7:34AM0.41m
6:14PM0.32m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.12m
00:12AM0.07m
12:13PM0.19m
00:37AM0.07m
1:23PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
3
5
12
5
2
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
30
29
28
27
27
25
24
24
23
24
26
25
26
26
26
28
29
28
28
26
26
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