Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2191 | 2082 | 2102 | 1642 | 1507 | 1567 | 1700 | 2392 | 3493 | 3996 | 3996 | 3758 | 3278 | 2998 | 2611 | 2477 | 2036 | 1475 | 1628 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27AM0.19m | 2:05PM0.13m | 2:09AM0.18m | 11:31AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.09m | 8:57AM0.10m | 7:00PM0.09m | 7:51AM0.12m | 6:14PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2191 | 2082 | 2102 | 1642 | 1507 | 1567 | 1700 | 2392 | 3493 | 3996 | 3996 | 3758 | 3278 | 2998 | 2611 | 2477 | 2036 | 1475 | 1405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 202 | 721 | 1628 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 22 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | — | 9 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 73 | 97 | 117 | 127 | 50 | 28 | 128 | — | — | 85 | 127 | 138 | 92 | 176 | 319 | 392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 225 | 224 | 3313 | 225 | 225 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 1002 | 1002 | 3313 | 1002 | 1002 | 225 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 |
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