Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 2PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 25s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2351 | 2320 | 2322 | 2082 | 1887 | 1680 | 1470 | 1318 | 1553 | 2730 | 3119 | 3342 | 3555 | 5313 | 3444 | 6474 | 3866 | 4240 | 3935 | 1752 | 1548 | 1344 | 1325 |
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 |
High Tide | 10:40AM0.21m | 11:00PM0.19m | 10:54AM0.24m | 11:04PM0.22m | 11:13AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.09m | 5:15PM0.05m | 4:51AM0.06m | 5:21PM0.05m | 5:05AM0.04m | 5:32PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | NNE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2351 | 2320 | 2322 | 2082 | 1887 | 1680 | 1470 | 1318 | 1155 | 2730 | 3119 | 3342 | 3555 | 5313 | 3444 | 21 | 3866 | 4240 | 3935 | 1752 | 1548 | 1344 | 1325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SW 22 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | NE 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 13 | 44 | 97 | 342 | 907 | 1553 | 942 | 866 | 892 | 1208 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 7 | 49 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | NE 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 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 | SE 8 | SSE 16 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 417 | 387 | 373 | 428 | 453 | 462 | 404 | 368 | 379 | 434 | 422 | 383 | 303 | 326 | 699 | 6474 | 414 | 260 | 215 | 783 | 765 | 735 | 682 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3190 | 2549 | 2549 | 3774 | 2549 | 2549 | 3313 | 3274 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 | 3741 | 3741 | 3313 | 3274 | 3274 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 | 3313 |
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