Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 261 | 229 | 253 | 286 | 323 | 373 | 451 | 410 | 397 | 403 | 397 | 570 | 542 | 551 | 658 | 930 | 898 | 817 | 659 | 998 | 768 | 1208 | 1933 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:17AM0.16m | 10:04AM0.16m | 11:55PM0.16m | 10:49AM0.19m | 00:04AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.09m | 5:43AM0.14m | 5:23PM0.06m | 5:20AM0.12m | 5:51PM0.04m | 5:37AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 141 | 261 | 229 | 253 | 286 | 323 | 373 | 451 | 410 | 397 | 403 | 397 | 570 | 542 | 551 | 658 | 930 | 898 | 817 | 659 | 595 | 606 | 1208 | 1933 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 268 | 117 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 47 | 33 | 87 | 81 | 81 | 90 | 90 | 234 | 475 | 281 | 275 | 615 | 291 | 358 | 522 | 998 | 768 | 231 | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 217 | 156 | 144 | 142 | 169 | 92 | 90 | 206 | 189 | 121 | 180 | 246 | 251 | 175 | 229 | 464 | 28 | 319 | 399 | 399 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 67 | 78 | 58 | 49 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2461 | 2461 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 2303 | 994 | 10 | 55 | 55 | 994 | 186 | 233 | 187 | 994 | 187 | 199 | 199 | 14 | 187 | 199 | 187 | 187 | 187 |
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