Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.95° N 159.67° W

Waimea Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimea Rivermouth sea temperature is
27.0°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimea Rivermouth at 2PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
341
351
338
312
315
340
399
454
541
454
407
424
391
458
491
491
443
371
454
446
421
453
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
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
10:23AM0.44m
11:47PM0.17m
11:22AM0.45m
00:33AM0.22m
12:07PM0.45m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.14m
3:17AM0.17m
7:15PM0.12m
5:06AM0.17m
7:22PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:10
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6:09
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1
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Temp °C
24
25
27
27
27
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
Feels °C
23
24
26
25
26
24
23
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
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