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Waimea Rivermouth Surf Report, Kauai West Side, HI

Waimea Rivermouth, Kauai West Side, Hawaii: 2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee to waist high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 9 seconds from the southeast, with an 11 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 19 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 11:03 am.

Good

2 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 3 ft

Swell from the southeast; wind from the east-northeast at 11 mph, offshore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:24 amrating through the daylast light 6:21 pm
Swell
1.8 ft · 9 s · SEplus 0.9 ft · 12 s · SSW
Wind
11 mph (ENE), gusts 19offshore
Tide
0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 11:03 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
74°Ffeels like 71°F
Sun
rise 6:47 amset 5:58 pm

Waimea Rivermouth surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Waimea Rivermouth: 11 am, Good, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Waimea Rivermouth today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460122–3 ftnow6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:47 am5:58 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Waimea Rivermouth tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460122–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Waimea Rivermouth: 5 pm, Fair, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftGood10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 171.8 ft
7 am2 ftGood11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 191.5 ft
8 am2 ftGood11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 191.1 ft
9 am2 ftGood11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.8 ft
10 amnow2 ftGood11 mph offshore (E), gusts 170.6 ft
11 am2 ftGood10 mph offshore (E), gusts 170.6 ft
12 pm2 ftFair10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 160.6 ft
1 pm2 ftGood10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 170.7 ft
2 pm2 ftGood12 mph offshore (E), gusts 190.8 ft
3 pm2 ftGood10 mph offshore (E), gusts 170.8 ft
4 pm2 ftGood10 mph offshore (E), gusts 170.8 ft
5 pm2–3 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 170.6 ft
6 pm2–3 ftGood11 mph offshore (E), gusts 200.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 142.0 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 151.7 ft
8 am2 ftPoor to Fair8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 151.3 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor to Fair10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 181.0 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 160.7 ft
11 am1 ftPoor8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 140.6 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 150.5 ft
1 pm2 ftFair11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 170.6 ft
2 pm2 ftFair11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.7 ft
3 pm2 ftFair10 mph offshore (E), gusts 170.7 ft
4 pm2 ftFair10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 170.7 ft
5 pm2 ftFair10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 170.6 ft
6 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.5 ft

Waimea Rivermouth waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Waimea Rivermouth arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 72 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 12 s
Lulls
about 72 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
17% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Waimea Rivermouth surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Waimea Rivermouth: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–2 ft and Poor to Fair.

Waimea Rivermouth surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 101–3Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 131–2Sat, Nov 14: Poor to FairSatNov 140–2Sun, Nov 15: Poor to FairSunNov 152–2Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 161–2Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 171–2Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Waimea Rivermouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Waimea Rivermouth 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftGood1.3 ft · 12 s · SSW11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1912 mph offshore (E), gusts 1911 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftFair2.0 ft · 9 s · SE8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1511 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 185 pm
Wed, Nov 111–3 ftGood1.6 ft · 8 s · SE12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2215 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 276 pm
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftGood0.5 ft · 15 s · SW13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2313 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 201 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftGood0.7 ft · 13 s · SSW9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1811 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 211 pm
Sat, Nov 141–2 ftPoor to Fair0.4 ft · 12 s · S10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2011 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 212 pm
Sun, Nov 150–2 ftPoor to Fair0.2 ft · 12 s · WSW11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2211 mph offshore (E), gusts 245 pm
Mon, Nov 162 ftGood0.4 ft · 15 s · SW10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2110 mph offshore (E), gusts 215 pm
Tue, Nov 171–2 ftFair—12 mph offshore (E), gusts 179 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 1411 am
Wed, Nov 181–2 ftPoor—7 mph offshore (ENE)7 mph cross-shore (ESE)2 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Waimea Rivermouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Waimea Rivermouth tide chart and tide times

Tides at Waimea Rivermouth today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.2 ft at 3:52 am, low 0.6 ft at 11:03 am, high 0.8 ft at 2:56 pm and low 0.0 ft at 8:48 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.6 ft and falling.

Tide height at Waimea Rivermouth, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.6 ft, fallingHigh 2.2 ft3:52 amLow 0.6 ft11:03 amHigh 0.8 ft2:56 pmLow 0.0 ft8:48 pmHigh 2.2 ft4:25 amLow 0.5 ft11:50 amHigh 0.7 ft3:23 pmLow 0.0 ft9:16 pmHigh 2.1 ft5:02 amLow 0.5 ft12:43 pmHigh 0.6 ft3:45 pmLow -0.1 ft9:41 pm
Tide height at Waimea Rivermouth, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Waimea Rivermouth tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.2 ft at 3:52 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:03 amHigh 0.8 ft at 2:56 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:48 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.2 ft at 4:25 amLow 0.5 ft at 11:50 amHigh 0.7 ft at 3:23 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:16 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.1 ft at 5:02 amLow 0.5 ft at 12:43 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 3:45 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:41 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.0 ft at 5:41 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:50 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:13 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:10 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.0 ft at 6:27 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:09 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:44 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:44 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 1.9 ft at 7:14 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:13 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 6:10 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:17 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.9 ft at 8:03 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:52 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 8:51 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.5 ft at 12:09 amHigh 1.8 ft at 8:52 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:10 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 11:06 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.7 ft at 1:49 amHigh 1.7 ft at 9:40 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Waimea Rivermouth water temperature

The water temperature at Waimea Rivermouth is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and an 11 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays near 79°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 79 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood79°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

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About Waimea Rivermouth

Waimea Rivermouth is a rivermouth on the West Side of Kauai, Hawaii, facing southwest.

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