Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
26.9°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)19s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
21
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
20
0.9
S
20
0.9
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.8
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.8
E
12
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
250
218
271
604
598
362
242
393
614
620
389
214
185
325
325
325
407
122
174
104
150
267
205
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
0
E
5
NE
5
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:43AM0.52m
3:17PM0.37m
4:19AM0.55m
3:40PM0.31m
4:55AM0.55m
4:00PM0.27m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.14m
9:24PM0.01m
10:46AM0.16m
9:44PM0.01m
11:36AM0.18m
10:06PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:33
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6:17
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6:16
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6:15
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1
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
27
28
29
30
30
29
29
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
26
29
29
30
29
26
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