Waimea Rivermouth surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 HST
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Waimea Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waimea Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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

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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
2.5
E
2
E
2.3
E
1.1
SE
2.5
E
2.5
E
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
2.5
E
2.1
E
2
E
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
1.7
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)777888999899887779997799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5277891251811811007679854143109911241281259396799997476704736495541
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
0.47
4:50PM
0.28
5:01AM
0.42
5:37PM
0.32
5:24AM
0.37
6:31PM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
-0.05
11:11AM
0.00
10:33PM
-0.01
11:33AM
-0.02
11:21PM
0.05
11:58AM
-0.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---7:07-------7:07-------7:05----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------------11123
Temp. °C222121222323232222222122232423222121212223232322
Feels °C (?)191818191919191920191820202120191818202122222323
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