Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.0°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
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1
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1
2
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2
2
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2
3
1
0
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
0.8
SSW
16
3
E
9
0.8
SSW
16
3.5
E
10
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
12
3
E
10
3
E
10
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
3
E
9
1.2
SE
11
2.5
E
8
1
ESE
10
0.9
S
11
2.4
ESE
8
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1029
291
1509
284
2140
270
343
1928
1930
418
382
1429
347
941
204
184
800
544
403
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
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
High Tide
3:30PM0.43m
4:18AM0.50m
3:55PM0.38m
5:00AM0.54m
4:19PM0.33m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.04m
10:28AM0.14m
10:09PM0.02m
11:23AM0.17m
10:35PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
cloud
part cloud
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6:30
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Temp °C
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
24
23
23
23
23
26
25
25
26
24
24
25
26
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27
27
26
27
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