Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimea Rivermouth today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waimea Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 21 | S 12 | S 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 407 | 122 | 134 | 175 | 150 | 343 | 205 | 205 | 186 | 125 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 153 | 125 | 120 | 152 | 138 | 98 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55AM0.55m | 4:00PM0.27m | 5:32AM0.55m | 4:13PM0.23m | 6:13AM0.52m | 4:04PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.18m | 10:06PM0.01m | 12:34PM0.20m | 10:29PM0.02m | 2:02PM0.21m | 10:54PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 325 | 407 | 319 | 439 | 464 | 595 | 739 | 693 | 805 | 784 | 869 | 846 | 822 | 701 | 661 | 642 | 632 | 632 | 572 | 494 | 486 | 449 | 397 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 159 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 150 | 343 | 205 | 205 | 186 | 125 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 143 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | WNW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | S 21 | SW 15 | S 21 |
| kJ | 41 | 63 | 122 | 107 | 40 | 107 | 100 | 23 | 22 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 100 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 84 | 138 | 57 | 210 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 26 | 134 | 175 | 83 | 60 | 107 | 10 | 98 | 76 | 74 | — | — | 70 | 88 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 120 | 152 | 36 | 37 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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