
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimea Rivermouth today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimea Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
521 | 459 | 408 | 186 | 291 | 247 | 214 | 208 | 173 | 137 | 109 | 139 | 100 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 94 | 57 | 107 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:41PM0.28m | 6:43AM0.56m | 4:56PM0.23m | 7:48AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.20m | 11:05PM0.01m | 2:08PM0.23m | 11:41PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 10 | S 5 |
521 | 459 | 171 | 103 | 291 | 237 | 154 | 103 | 92 | 99 | 71 | 92 | 71 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 55 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | S 6 | S 14 | NNW 10 | S 14 | NNW 10 |
173 | 171 | 59 | 169 | 223 | 162 | 150 | 146 | 142 | 123 | 82 | 66 | 64 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 22 | 94 | 37 | 107 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NE 8 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NNW 9 | SSW 13 | W 7 | SSW 14 |
93 | 66 | 23 | 57 | 47 | 46 | 30 | 37 | 64 | 66 | 25 | 82 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 35 | 57 | 28 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
424 | 372 | 408 | 186 | 231 | 247 | 214 | 208 | 173 | 137 | 109 | 139 | 100 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 149 | 165 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
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