Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 4AM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1415 | 2400 | 2316 | 2178 | 2269 | 2665 | 2581 | 2155 | 1972 | 2107 | 2078 | 1875 | 1979 | 1811 | 1755 | 1553 | 1583 | 1346 | 1196 | 1057 | 943 | 623 | 451 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:05AM0.21m | 1:19PM0.26m | 1:30AM0.22m | 1:52PM0.26m | 1:54AM0.22m | 2:23PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.03m | 7:45PM0.03m | 7:35AM0.02m | 8:11PM0.05m | 8:07AM0.03m | 8:34PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1415 | 2400 | 2316 | 2178 | 2269 | 2665 | 2581 | 2155 | 1972 | 2107 | 2078 | 1875 | 1979 | 1811 | 1755 | 1553 | 1583 | 1346 | 1196 | 1057 | 943 | 623 | 451 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 775 | 1283 | 1247 | 1267 | 850 | 599 | 336 | 59 | 57 | 451 | 444 | 462 | 196 | 187 | 144 | 142 | 221 | 130 | 128 | 119 | 117 | 160 | 263 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | E 13 | SW 21 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 51 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 14 | 115 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 93 | 184 | 248 | 246 | 42 | 184 | 224 | 232 | 235 | 232 | 216 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 648 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 653 | 653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 995 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 3313 | 186 | 3322 | 186 | 3313 | 186 | 186 | 3741 | 186 | 186 | 199 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 186 |
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