Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 11PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1704 | 1407 | 1172 | 1026 | 1026 | 968 | 878 | 781 | 679 | 669 | 526 | 461 | 469 | 405 | 317 | 285 | 263 | 169 | 342 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:27AM0.27m | 12:53PM0.24m | 00:44AM0.26m | 1:09PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.04m | 6:48AM-0.00m | 6:44PM0.04m | 7:08AM0.00m | 6:51PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1704 | 1407 | 1172 | 1026 | 1026 | 968 | 878 | 781 | 679 | 669 | 526 | 461 | 469 | 405 | 317 | 285 | 263 | 107 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 46 | 72 | 72 | 51 | 73 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 58 | 61 | 84 | 169 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 72 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 126 | 82 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 309 | 331 | 393 | 404 | 361 | 355 | 276 | 251 | 204 | 163 | 208 | 192 | 107 | 88 | 58 | 52 | 131 | 253 | 342 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3313 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 |
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