Waimea Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
E
7
0.7
S
13
1.7
E
7
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
300
306
157
257
246
167
165
165
165
121
121
166
158
106
113
111
44
44
69
44
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
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
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:14PM0.32m
8:43AM0.42m
5:44PM0.27m
10:05AM0.43m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.25m
1:04AM0.07m
4:02PM0.29m
1:38AM0.08m
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
7:07
7:07
7:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
30
30
29
28
26
27
25
26
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
28
26
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