Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3728 | 3685 | 3147 | 2714 | 2182 | 2605 | 4882 | 4379 | 4480 | 4378 | 3831 | 3565 | 3100 | 2801 | 2472 | 2243 | 2028 | 1735 | 1453 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50AM0.18m | 2:51PM0.14m | 2:30AM0.16m | 1:22PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.11m | 10:01AM0.10m | 7:32PM0.11m | 10:09AM0.12m | 6:12PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3728 | 3685 | 3147 | 2714 | 2182 | 2605 | 4882 | 4379 | 4480 | 4378 | 3831 | 3565 | 3100 | 2801 | 2472 | 2243 | 2028 | 1735 | 1453 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 662 | 1255 | 1122 | 81 | 198 | 146 | 111 | 96 | 69 | 48 | — | 34 | 28 | 320 | 245 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | NE 13 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | — | W 16 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | N 8 | SSE 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 7 | 94 | 132 | 83 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 28 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 496 | 517 | 182 | 206 | 104 | 273 | 166 | 208 | 240 | 238 | 272 | 377 | 377 | 475 | 475 | 392 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2065 | 2257 | 2070 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2094 | 2168 | 2461 | 2461 | 994 | 994 | 2461 | 994 | 3 | 3 | 2393 |
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