Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | 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 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3253 | 2809 | 2809 | 2742 | 2429 | 3143 | 2609 | 2511 | 2351 | 2351 | 2320 | 2140 | 2082 | 1887 | 1680 | 1470 | 1318 | 1553 | 2730 | 3119 | 3342 | 3555 | 4130 | 3709 |
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 | 00:19AM0.16m | 10:39AM0.18m | 11:16PM0.17m | 10:40AM0.21m | 11:00PM0.19m | 10:54AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.11m | 5:21PM0.06m | 4:52AM0.09m | 5:15PM0.05m | 4:51AM0.06m | 5:21PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | 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 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3253 | 2809 | 2809 | 2742 | 2429 | 3143 | 2609 | 2511 | 2351 | 2351 | 2320 | 2140 | 2082 | 1887 | 1680 | 1470 | 1318 | 1155 | 2730 | 3119 | 3342 | 3555 | 4130 | 3709 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 11 | N 12 | NNW 11 | E 6 | S 20 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | S 8 | NNE 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 186 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 13 | 44 | 97 | 342 | 907 | 1553 | 1172 | 1090 | 1288 | — | 111 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | — | SW 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 12 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 14 | ESE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 226 | 190 | 170 | 100 | 63 | — | 123 | 146 | 325 | 455 | 515 | 501 | 501 | 487 | 422 | 420 | 420 | 432 | 397 | 342 | 230 | 2212 | 323 | 523 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3190 | 3190 | 225 | 225 | 3861 | 3322 | 3190 | 3190 | 3190 | 3190 | 3190 | 3190 | 2549 | 2549 | 3313 | 3260 | 3260 | 3274 | 3274 | 3313 | 3744 | 3322 | 3322 | 3313 |
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