Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 11AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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 Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
20
0.6
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
266
181
175
161
152
150
147
148
153
148
128
113
144
153
193
232
270
253
253
254
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:01AM0.49m
8:00AM0.46m
9:11AM0.45m
8:57PM0.14m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.07m
11:53PM0.10m
7:55PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
27
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
26
28
29
28
25
25
23
23
25
27
28
27
26
25
25
24
25
27
27
26
25
24
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