Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
26.9°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
W
14
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
20
0.9
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.6
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
418
522
192
304
300
293
443
422
330
341
259
250
218
212
604
598
362
242
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:23PM0.47m
3:06AM0.48m
2:51PM0.42m
3:43AM0.52m
3:17PM0.37m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.04m
9:08AM0.12m
9:04PM0.02m
9:57AM0.14m
9:24PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
27
27
26
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27
26
25
25
Feels °C
29
28
28
27
27
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30
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28
27
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30
28
28
27
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