Wave Race 64 is a racing game for the Nintendo 64 that was released on November 5, 1996. In Wave Race 64 the player races on jet skis in many different weather conditions, on a variety of different courses.

The objective of each race is to not only need to beat the other racers but also to successfully weave the jet-ski through various buoys. There are two types of buoys - red colored, which are signified by an R on them and must be passed on the right side, while yellow buoys, which are marked with an L and must be passed on the left side. Failure to do either of these will result in a loss of power (meaning the jet-ski will lose speed) and missing five buoys over the course of a race will result in disqualification.

Wave Race series

• Wave Race 64 is a sequel to a Wave Race, a Game Boy game that was released in 1992.
• Wave Race: Blue Storm is a sequel to Wave Race 64 released on November 18, 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube.