Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimea Rivermouth today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimea Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
320 | 311 | 307 | 232 | 222 | 222 | 165 | 165 | 237 | 194 | 178 | 226 | 282 | 303 | 275 | 269 | 295 | 297 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 4:15PM0.52m | 4:32AM0.37m | 4:38PM0.48m | 5:15AM0.41m | 5:00PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.09m | 10:18AM0.09m | 11:05PM0.07m | 11:04AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
320 | 311 | 307 | 232 | 222 | 222 | 165 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 155 | 36 | 53 | 37 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
15 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 63 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 147 | 146 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 130 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
112 | 112 | 124 | 132 | 116 | 141 | 144 | 160 | 237 | 194 | 178 | 226 | 282 | 303 | 275 | 269 | 295 | 297 | 236 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 332 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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