Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 5PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 464 | 390 | 480 | 566 | 630 | 907 | 1393 | 1217 | 2669 | 2510 | 2191 | 1908 | 2002 | 1642 | 1588 | 1721 | 1546 | 1800 | 2216 | 2807 | 3242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 2:38PM0.19m | 2:23AM0.21m | 2:41PM0.16m | 2:27AM0.19m | 2:05PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.06m | 8:07PM0.09m | 8:53AM0.07m | 7:43PM0.09m | 8:57AM0.10m | 7:00PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 464 | 390 | 384 | 443 | 480 | 347 | 1393 | 929 | 2669 | 2510 | 2191 | 1908 | 2002 | 1642 | 1588 | 1721 | 1546 | 1800 | 2216 | 2807 | 3242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 94 | 74 | 566 | 630 | 907 | 492 | 1217 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 60 | 74 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 336 | 253 | 480 | 74 | 76 | 330 | 78 | 78 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 60 | 78 | 66 | 114 | 118 | 202 | 138 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 186 | 49 | 49 | 225 | 3313 | 1002 |
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