Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 7AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 757 | 875 | 795 | 844 | 963 | 875 | 853 | 1101 | 1431 | 1909 | 2102 | 2032 | 2056 | 1837 | 1637 | 1474 | 1830 | 1477 | 1345 | 1345 | 1532 | 1450 | 1082 | 933 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05AM0.22m | 2:12PM0.17m | 2:04AM0.20m | 1:53PM0.15m | 1:51AM0.18m | 1:06PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.06m | 7:53PM0.08m | 8:31AM0.08m | 7:08PM0.08m | 7:41AM0.10m | 6:27PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 757 | 875 | 795 | 844 | 963 | 875 | 853 | 1101 | 1431 | 1909 | 2102 | 2032 | 2056 | 1837 | 1637 | 1474 | 1830 | 1477 | 1345 | 1345 | 1532 | 1450 | 1082 | 933 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 490 | 402 | 396 | 303 | 242 | 186 | 178 | 172 | 42 | 44 | 131 | 142 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 273 | 427 | 545 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 52 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 111 | 81 | 46 | 47 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 61 | 57 | 37 | 28 | 126 | 126 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 34 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 55 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 226 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 226 | 225 | 232 | 2461 | 2461 | 2461 |
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