Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 11PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2181 | 2016 | 1936 | 1921 | 1668 | 1428 | 1387 | 1251 | 1206 | 1091 | 966 | 966 | 826 | 642 | 547 | 538 | 461 | 431 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:28AM0.22m | 12:38PM0.28m | 00:47AM0.24m | 1:05PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.02m | 6:27AM0.02m | 7:00PM0.02m | 6:51AM0.01m | 7:19PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2181 | 2016 | 1936 | 1921 | 1668 | 1428 | 1387 | 1251 | 1206 | 1091 | 966 | 966 | 826 | 642 | 547 | 538 | 461 | 431 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 196 | 72 | 56 | 69 | 55 | 35 | 54 | 266 | 206 | 206 | 212 | 183 | 117 | 114 | 134 | 131 | 102 | 30 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WNW 14 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 55 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 57 | 36 | 28 | 69 | 65 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 336 | 355 | 298 | 324 | 308 | 266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 8 | 95 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2065 | 2065 | 2257 | 2065 | 2065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 186 | 192 | 186 | 50 | 50 |
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