Waimea Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 8PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
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)
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
0.7
S
13
0.9
ESE
11
0.5
S
17
1.7
ESE
10
1.3
SE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
510
496
411
405
405
394
428
501
405
222
222
963
1281
1275
167
204
145
586
227
1072
809
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
45
E
40
E
40
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:12PM0.53m
5:42AM0.37m
5:39PM0.46m
6:35AM0.39m
6:00PM0.39m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.05m
11:48PM0.08m
11:20AM0.12m
00:12AM0.07m
12:13PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
5
9
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
29
30
28
27
27
26
27
26
23
24
24
25
26
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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