Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 12PM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 798 | 664 | 993 | 1191 | 1254 | 1213 | 1278 | 1249 | 1221 | 1352 | 1352 | 1352 | 1450 | 1533 | 1479 | 1735 | 1900 | 1877 | 2136 | 2110 | 2262 | 2262 | 2498 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:59PM0.27m | 00:54AM0.27m | 1:15PM0.25m | 1:09AM0.26m | 1:28PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM-0.00m | 6:59PM0.03m | 7:10AM0.00m | 7:11PM0.04m | 7:29AM0.01m | 7:19PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 798 | 664 | 993 | 1191 | 1254 | 1213 | 1278 | 1249 | 1221 | 1352 | 1352 | 1352 | 1450 | 1533 | 1479 | 1735 | 1900 | 1877 | 2136 | 2110 | 2262 | 2262 | 2498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 112 | 45 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 76 | 133 | 182 | 79 | 215 | 215 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 171 | 146 | 117 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 35 | 44 | 31 | 79 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 33 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 186 |
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