Waimea Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
23
0.7
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
196
134
132
126
155
127
208
215
267
257
242
277
268
277
302
315
437
429
526
489
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
9:46AM0.36m
7:41PM0.31m
11:09AM0.41m
12:17PM0.45m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.28m
3:13AM0.05m
3:56AM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
25
25
24
24
25
26
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
28
28
28
26
26
25
25
26
27
29
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
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