Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimea Rivermouth today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waimea Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 169 | 166 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 235 | 206 | 212 | 206 | 242 | 230 | 236 | 255 | 248 | 260 | 205 | 263 | 286 | 297 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM0.50m | 00:48AM0.18m | 1:59PM0.52m | 1:32AM0.20m | 2:31PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM0.16m | 6:14AM0.07m | 9:32PM0.15m | 7:02AM0.04m | 9:42PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
115 | 119 | 88 | 274 | 215 | 193 | 149 | 99 | 90 | 67 | 68 | 137 | 123 | 96 | 92 | 113 | 107 | 74 | 68 | 81 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
173 | 169 | 106 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 152 | 150 | 148 | 123 | 121 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 71 | 16 | 104 | 102 | 99 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | S 13 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
16 | 74 | 166 | 70 | 107 | 70 | 106 | 98 | 21 | 90 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 87 | 56 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 5 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
84 | 127 | 104 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 235 | 206 | 212 | 206 | 242 | 230 | 236 | 255 | 248 | 260 | 205 | 263 | 286 | 297 | 236 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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