Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1037 | 879 | 362 | 413 | 1921 | 2389 | 2598 | 2277 | 2102 | 1913 | 1805 | 2144 | 2381 | 3227 | 4178 | 4101 | 4251 | 4233 | 4465 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 2:18AM0.22m | 2:49PM0.22m | 2:37AM0.21m | 3:08PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.07m | 8:37AM0.04m | 8:54PM0.08m | 9:06AM0.06m | 9:08PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 112 | 216 | 362 | 413 | 1921 | 2389 | 2598 | 2277 | 2102 | 1913 | 1805 | 1744 | 1340 | 1213 | 1172 | 4101 | 4251 | 4233 | 4465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WNW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 232 | 41 | 99 | 128 | 178 | 83 | 49 | 49 | 73 | 763 | 1237 | 2144 | 2381 | 3227 | 4178 | 1151 | 835 | 1614 | 283 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 26 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 20 | 181 | 178 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 269 | 101 | 211 | 211 | 278 | 203 | 371 | 483 | 447 | 61 | 297 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1037 | 879 | 110 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 58 | 604 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2461 | 2461 | 3260 | 3260 | 3247 | 1002 | 1002 | 3330 | 2549 | 1002 | 3260 | 1002 | 3260 | 3241 | 3233 | 3233 | 2393 | 2090 | 2257 |
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