Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3AM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1136 | 1136 | 880 | 970 | 2318 | 1274 | 2330 | 2251 | 1997 | 1772 | 1750 | 1547 | 1437 | 1241 | 1052 | 857 | 845 | 732 | 630 | 494 | 630 | 396 | 407 | 683 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07AM0.18m | 4:15PM0.18m | 3:36AM0.17m | 6:10PM0.16m | 4:04AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.10m | 9:43AM0.08m | 10:26PM0.12m | 10:44AM0.10m | 11:29PM0.14m | 12:35PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1136 | 1136 | 880 | 880 | 2318 | 1274 | 2330 | 2251 | 1997 | 1772 | 1750 | 1547 | 1437 | 1241 | 1052 | 857 | 845 | 422 | 630 | 266 | 630 | 396 | 407 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | N 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 77 | 664 | 970 | 41 | 722 | 9 | 196 | 178 | 115 | 109 | 82 | 78 | 115 | 159 | 4 | 4 | 732 | 12 | 494 | 227 | 106 | 135 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | NNE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 9 | ESE 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 12 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 74 | 42 | 9 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 240 | 28 | 103 | 298 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 179 | 173 | 181 | 617 | 737 | 671 | 619 | 262 | 306 | 285 | 252 | 259 | 244 | 237 | 214 | 401 | 445 | — | 431 | 72 | 68 | 77 | 67 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2461 | 3780 | 3775 | 3780 | 1002 | 3313 | 3313 | 994 | 3322 | 3322 | 3322 | 1000 | 3322 | 2065 | 22 | 191 | 3 | 22 | 994 | 994 | 994 | 994 | 191 | 0 |
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