Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2343 | 2682 | 3093 | 3121 | 2959 | 2919 | 2612 | 2638 | 2383 | 1983 | 1956 | 1647 | 1556 | 2472 | 2903 | 3054 | 3975 | 3178 | 2880 | 2638 | 2411 | 2167 | 1856 | 1628 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51AM0.23m | 10:56PM0.20m | 11:05AM0.24m | 11:01PM0.22m | 11:20AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.07m | 5:10PM0.06m | 4:49AM0.05m | 5:15PM0.06m | 5:02AM0.03m | 5:24PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2343 | 2682 | 3093 | 3121 | 2959 | 2919 | 2612 | 2638 | 2383 | 1983 | 1956 | 1647 | 1556 | 2472 | 2903 | 3054 | 3975 | 3178 | 2880 | 2638 | 2411 | 2167 | 1856 | 1628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | N 12 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 79 | 78 | 55 | 53 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 404 | 516 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 12 | ESE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 22 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 95 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 55 | 66 | 63 | 77 | 90 | 93 | 96 | 119 | 97 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 2393 | 3313 | 50 | 186 | 199 | 199 | 3322 | 221 | 3313 | 3313 | 2461 | 2461 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 1002 | 2461 | 2461 | 1002 | 1002 | 2461 | 2461 |
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