Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 10PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 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 (07 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3119 | 3342 | 3555 | 4130 | 3444 | 4010 | 3866 | 2398 | 2216 | 1921 | 1704 | 1344 | 1189 | 1016 | 1074 | 919 | 943 | 799 | 905 | 894 | 528 |
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 |
High Tide | 10:54AM0.24m | 11:04PM0.22m | 11:13AM0.26m | 11:16PM0.24m | 11:33AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.05m | 5:05AM0.04m | 5:32PM0.04m | 5:23AM0.02m | 5:45PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3119 | 3342 | 3555 | 4130 | 3444 | 4010 | 3866 | 2398 | 2216 | 1921 | 1704 | 1344 | 1189 | 1016 | 1074 | 919 | 943 | 799 | 905 | 894 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 22 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | N 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 866 | 615 | 569 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 8 | 49 | 154 | 154 | 124 | 157 | 159 | 179 | 147 | 266 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | NNE 14 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 13 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 298 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 462 | 629 | 780 | 862 | 849 | 540 | 416 | 921 | 830 | 650 | 699 | 844 | 815 | 853 | 760 | 691 | 673 | 600 | 537 | 516 | 516 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3313 | 2453 | 2549 | 2549 | 3190 | 3190 | 3260 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 | 3313 | 3322 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3741 |
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