Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 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 (26 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3594 | 2627 | 2158 | 2267 | 1777 | 1557 | 1807 | 2056 | 2085 | 2297 | 2203 | 2173 | 2114 | 2114 | 1913 | 1992 | 2020 | 991 | 1139 | 950 | 1780 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55AM0.25m | 11:42PM0.26m | 12:15PM0.23m | 00:04AM0.26m | 12:35PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.05m | 6:07AM-0.01m | 6:03PM0.04m | 6:33AM-0.00m | 6:19PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3594 | 2627 | 2158 | 2267 | 1777 | 1557 | 1807 | 2056 | 2085 | 2297 | 2203 | 2173 | 2114 | 2114 | 1913 | 1992 | 2020 | 915 | 1139 | 721 | 1780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 15 | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | SW 20 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | SW 18 | NNE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 71 | 155 | 298 | 19 | 533 | 417 | 351 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 97 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 155 | 13 | 123 | 991 | 742 | 950 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNW 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | NW 12 | NNE 12 | SW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 12 | NW 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 71 | 42 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 59 | 18 | 45 | 6 | 29 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 128 | 161 | 176 | 196 | 191 | 177 | 170 | 181 | 147 | 171 | 166 | 139 | 149 | 180 | 214 | 223 | 243 | 256 | 259 | 259 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2461 | 2461 | 1002 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2393 | 2461 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2461 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2065 | 2065 |
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