Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 8AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3823 | 3436 | 3024 | 2555 | 2243 | 2028 | 1735 | 1511 | 1271 | 1106 | 924 | 924 | 800 | 789 | 789 | 678 | 640 | 653 | 857 | 1034 | 1408 | 1444 | 1599 | 1699 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30AM0.16m | 1:22PM0.12m | 1:34AM0.15m | 10:49AM0.14m | 00:24AM0.16m | 11:10AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.12m | 6:12PM0.09m | 6:39AM0.12m | 6:02PM0.07m | 6:16AM0.10m | 6:06PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3823 | 3436 | 3024 | 2555 | 2243 | 2028 | 1735 | 1511 | 1271 | 1106 | 924 | 924 | 800 | 789 | 789 | 678 | 640 | 653 | 857 | 1034 | 1408 | 1444 | 1599 | 1699 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 151 | 64 | 66 | 30 | 32 | 257 | 233 | 203 | 171 | 156 | 132 | 106 | 86 | 69 | 65 | 48 | 35 | 45 | 36 | 34 | 111 | 107 | 94 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 11 | SSE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 32 | 58 | 40 | 55 | 66 | 63 | 46 | 56 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 208 | 212 | 236 | 271 | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2065 | 2548 | 2548 | 994 | 2548 | 2548 | 3 | 3 | 2393 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
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