Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2182 | 2605 | 4882 | 4379 | 4480 | 4378 | 4227 | 3565 | 3197 | 2801 | 2555 | 2243 | 2028 | 1735 | 1453 | 1271 | 1059 | 924 | 924 | 800 | 789 | 789 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50AM0.18m | 2:51PM0.14m | 2:30AM0.16m | 1:22PM0.12m | 1:34AM0.15m | 10:49AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.10m | 7:32PM0.11m | 10:09AM0.12m | 6:12PM0.09m | 6:39AM0.12m | 6:02PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2182 | 2605 | 4882 | 4379 | 4480 | 4378 | 4227 | 3565 | 3197 | 2801 | 2555 | 2243 | 2028 | 1735 | 1453 | 1271 | 1059 | 924 | 924 | 800 | 789 | 789 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1255 | 1122 | 6 | 14 | 160 | 143 | 154 | 105 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 264 | 233 | 176 | 147 | 127 | 109 | 109 | 89 | 67 | 52 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | SSE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | — | W 16 | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | N 8 | SSE 9 | N 8 | S 16 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 108 | 14 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 223 | 175 | 229 | 230 | 239 | 225 | 269 | 290 | 321 | 368 | 371 | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2065 | 1002 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2094 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 994 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2393 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
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