Waimea Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.1°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 1AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
1.5
E
8
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
S
19
1.5
E
8
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
253
273
273
387
256
280
333
333
311
399
377
351
432
427
407
391
359
368
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21PM0.37m
7:01AM0.47m
5:37PM0.31m
8:09AM0.48m
5:28PM0.26m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.05m
1:12PM0.24m
00:27AM0.04m
3:37PM0.27m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:54
6:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
24
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
27
25
25
25
25
28
27
29
27
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
26
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