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Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
3
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
WSW
11
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.7
W
9
0.4
SSW
15
1
SSE
6
0.7
WSW
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
560
588
260
184
169
307
225
187
208
199
137
109
117
81
73
69
68
67
94
57
44
44
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:47AM0.55m
4:41PM0.28m
6:43AM0.56m
4:56PM0.23m
7:48AM0.55m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.20m
11:05PM0.01m
2:08PM0.23m
11:41PM0.02m
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6:28
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6:27
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1
1
2
5
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
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