Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 22s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 8PM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 22s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 227 | 227 | 305 | 536 | 677 | 798 | 664 | 993 | 1191 | 1104 | 1213 | 1278 | 1249 | 1221 | 1352 | 1352 | 1352 | 1450 | 1533 | 1479 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:39PM0.28m | 00:37AM0.27m | 12:59PM0.27m | 00:54AM0.27m | 1:15PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.03m | 6:49AM-0.00m | 6:59PM0.03m | 7:10AM0.00m | 7:11PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 85 | 80 | 79 | 85 | 536 | 677 | 798 | 664 | 993 | 1191 | 1104 | 1213 | 1278 | 1249 | 1221 | 1352 | 1352 | 1352 | 1450 | 1533 | 1479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 80 | 108 | 227 | 79 | 85 | 110 | 112 | 45 | 53 | 41 | 79 | 93 | 66 | 51 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 133 | 182 | 62 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 11 | SSW 21 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 183 | 227 | 64 | 305 | 77 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 76 | 48 | 35 | 46 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 50 | 73 | 84 | 126 | 97 | 89 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 227 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
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