Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2441 | 2146 | 1753 | 1405 | 1628 | 5522 | 6295 | 5784 | 5642 | 5259 | 4957 | 4606 | 3865 | 3475 | 3452 | 3135 | 2880 | 2638 | 2411 | 2137 | 1883 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | 11:31AM0.13m | 1:02AM0.16m | 11:07AM0.16m | 00:16AM0.17m | 11:20AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.07m | 6:19AM0.12m | 5:59PM0.05m | 5:45AM0.10m | 6:06PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2441 | 2146 | 1753 | 1405 | 1528 | 5522 | 6295 | 5784 | 5642 | 5259 | 4957 | 4606 | 3865 | 3475 | 3452 | 3135 | 2880 | 2638 | 2411 | 2137 | 1883 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 200 | 713 | 1628 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSW 22 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NE 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ESE 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 271 | 302 | 412 | 510 | 471 | 436 | 357 | 408 | 408 | 449 | 494 | 572 | 659 | 658 | 569 | 528 | 513 | 554 | 582 | 645 | 671 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3313 | 3793 | 3793 | 3817 | 3260 | 3241 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 3741 | 3774 | 2461 | 2461 |
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