Waimea Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.0° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 6AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)20ft (6.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
3
3
2
2
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0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
6
S
16
8.5
S
15
7.5
S
13
5.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
10
3
SW
9
2
S
9
1.7
S
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1127
890
1064
1613
2111
3887
15922
30515
18459
6925
2566
1376
621
405
366
361
356
356
285
277
247
239
181
178
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
45
E
70
ESE
85
SE
60
S
45
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:49AM0.21m
1:49PM0.61m
1:43AM0.26m
2:28PM0.60m
2:29AM0.32m
3:02PM0.58m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.03m
8:59PM0.12m
7:21AM0.02m
9:19PM0.10m
8:12AM0.02m
9:39PM0.09m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:47
6:46
 mm
10
18
22
13
4
6
8
10
11
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
24
25
25
22
18
16
20
23
25
26
27
28
29
30
29
30
30
31
31
30
30
30
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