Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.2° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
9
2.5
E
9
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
351
329
407
454
454
477
477
516
529
493
597
612
703
659
755
791
955
295
291
288
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
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
2:40PM0.49m
3:02AM0.40m
3:05PM0.47m
3:39AM0.45m
3:30PM0.43m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.08m
9:07PM0.08m
8:54AM0.09m
9:24PM0.06m
9:39AM0.11m
9:45PM0.04m
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Temp °C
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
28
26
26
25
Feels °C
29
28
28
26
25
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
27
25
25
25
27
27
25
25
24
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