Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 874 | 874 | 986 | 883 | 883 | 860 | 706 | 660 | 565 | 573 | 778 | 1016 | 1069 | 1783 | 2276 | 2800 | 3125 | 2794 | 2770 | 2479 | 1977 | 1654 | 1371 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33PM0.25m | 11:54AM0.27m | 11:50PM0.26m | 12:13PM0.26m | 00:08AM0.26m | 12:32PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.01m | 5:59PM0.03m | 6:04AM-0.00m | 6:12PM0.03m | 6:24AM-0.00m | 6:25PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 461 | 874 | 874 | 986 | 883 | 883 | 860 | 706 | 660 | 565 | 573 | 778 | 1016 | 1069 | 1783 | 2276 | 2800 | 3125 | 2794 | 2770 | 2479 | 1977 | 1654 | 1371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 255 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 75 | 221 | 419 | 384 | 356 | 1059 | 715 | 904 | 700 | 334 | 407 | 142 | 188 | 496 | 600 | 600 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | S 11 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 195 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 611 | 616 | 653 | 629 | 581 | 536 | 546 | 489 | 428 | 395 | 420 | 447 | 493 | 522 | 529 | 543 | 515 | 513 | 544 | 587 | 603 | 587 | 544 | 544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3322 | 3322 | 3322 | 3322 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 | 3741 | 3322 | 3322 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 | 3313 | 3322 | 3783 | 3322 | 3313 | 3322 | 3313 | 3898 | 3313 | 3322 | 3322 |
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