Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 10PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1094 | 1377 | 1359 | 773 | 1400 | 1303 | 1462 | 1303 | 1156 | 2036 | 2181 | 2016 | 1936 | 1921 | 1668 | 1449 | 1251 | 1270 | 1206 | 1091 | 980 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45AM0.23m | 00:14AM0.20m | 12:11PM0.26m | 00:28AM0.22m | 12:38PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.02m | 6:05AM0.04m | 6:40PM0.02m | 6:27AM0.02m | 7:00PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1094 | 1377 | 1359 | 643 | 1400 | 1303 | 1462 | 1303 | 1156 | 2036 | 2181 | 2016 | 1936 | 1921 | 1668 | 1449 | 1251 | 1270 | 1206 | 1091 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 287 | 66 | 62 | 773 | 63 | 109 | 106 | 74 | 546 | 72 | 72 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 167 | 125 | 86 | 334 | 257 | 149 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 18 | SE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 159 | 72 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 78 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 607 | 574 | 559 | 536 | 514 | 471 | 441 | 459 | 459 | 439 | 422 | 434 | 462 | 427 | 266 | 309 | 298 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2065 | 2257 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2393 | 2065 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50 |
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