Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 684 | 480 | 512 | 1121 | 1094 | 463 | 457 | 575 | 519 | 491 | 405 | 394 | 373 | 326 | 257 | 253 | 195 | 189 | 125 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09AM0.19m | 12:57PM0.14m | 1:03AM0.17m | 12:21PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.06m | 7:18AM0.07m | 6:15PM0.07m | 6:33AM0.09m | 5:46PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 684 | 480 | 463 | 1121 | 1094 | 463 | 457 | 575 | 519 | 491 | 110 | 91 | 373 | 110 | 91 | 253 | 57 | 69 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 7 | NW 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 376 | 512 | 51 | 35 | 221 | 133 | 87 | 65 | 49 | 405 | 394 | 46 | 326 | 257 | 57 | 195 | 189 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 193 | 52 | 52 | 60 | 87 | 60 | 58 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 40 | 70 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 69 | 67 | 49 | 111 | 113 | 142 | — | — | 91 | — | 11 | 25 | 29 | 50 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 2461 | 2461 |
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