Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.1°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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.4
S
21
0.5
S
21
0.5
S
21
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
20
0.6
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
17
1.4
E
6
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSE
10
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
123
120
99
123
138
216
210
188
186
266
181
175
161
152
66
148
153
137
132
128
68
146
156
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
6:13AM0.52m
4:04PM0.21m
7:01AM0.49m
8:00AM0.46m
Low Tide
2:02PM0.21m
10:54PM0.05m
11:21PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
27
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
28
27
26
26
25
23
24
24
27
28
26
25
25
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