Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 9AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1273 | 1405 | 2111 | 1809 | 1735 | 1495 | 1368 | 2523 | 2191 | 2414 | 2719 | 2820 | 3341 | 4181 | 3583 | 3940 | 5790 | 3911 | 3659 | 3388 | 1352 | 1036 | 769 | 653 |
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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM0.17m | 11:48AM0.14m | 00:30AM0.16m | 11:28AM0.16m | 00:06AM0.17m | 11:33AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.09m | 6:09PM0.05m | 6:16AM0.08m | 6:05PM0.04m | 6:03AM0.07m | 6:06PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 595 | 1405 | 2111 | 1809 | 1735 | 1495 | 1368 | 2523 | 2191 | 2414 | 2719 | 2820 | 3341 | 4181 | 3583 | 3940 | 5790 | 3911 | 3659 | 3388 | 1352 | 1036 | 769 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | S 20 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 9 | S 13 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1273 | 523 | 194 | 294 | 547 | 553 | 655 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 119 | 305 | 769 | 1081 | 1537 | 1750 | 1516 | 892 | 537 | 610 | 930 | 662 | 733 | 634 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 9 | S 19 | NNE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 11 | NNE 9 | — | — | S 20 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 8 | 267 | 8 | 39 | 64 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1081 | — | 1068 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 94 | 107 | 43 | 127 | 129 | 114 | 131 | 312 | 345 | 275 | 253 | 161 | 172 | 216 | 172 | 156 | 163 | 173 | 204 | 602 | 679 | 709 | 740 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2461 | 2461 | 3313 | 3322 | 1002 | 3313 | 3322 | 3741 | 3741 | 3741 | 3741 | 3741 | 3817 | 3322 | 3324 | 3741 | 3741 | 3741 | 2461 | 3313 | 3313 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 |
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