Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1314 | 710 | 1887 | 1734 | 1671 | 1650 | 1728 | 2594 | 3277 | 3415 | 4015 | 4570 | 4779 | 5017 | 4681 | 4287 | 3791 | 3452 | 3178 | 2612 | 2416 | 2144 | 1939 |
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 |
High Tide | 12:33PM0.27m | 00:35AM0.24m | 12:49PM0.27m | 00:46AM0.25m | 1:05PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.02m | 6:45PM0.02m | 6:39AM0.01m | 6:59PM0.03m | 6:57AM0.01m | 7:12PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1314 | 710 | 1887 | 1734 | 1671 | 1650 | 1728 | 2594 | 3277 | 3415 | 4015 | 4570 | 4779 | 5017 | 4681 | 4287 | 3791 | 3452 | 3178 | 2612 | 2416 | 2144 | 1939 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | N 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 692 | 44 | 157 | 4 | 218 | 253 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | N 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 554 | 557 | 531 | 555 | 760 | 769 | 782 | 821 | 811 | 831 | 827 | 803 | 804 | 727 | 762 | 782 | 891 | 845 | 762 | 686 | 671 | 671 | 614 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3190 | 3190 | 3181 | 3181 | 3181 | 3181 | 3139 | 3139 | 3139 | 3139 | 3139 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 |
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