Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 690 | 596 | 497 | 466 | 451 | 412 | 353 | 347 | 289 | 247 | 157 | 154 | 123 | 107 | 171 | 377 | 353 | 330 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:14AM0.17m | 11:06AM0.19m | 11:44PM0.18m | 11:16AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.10m | 5:45PM0.04m | 5:25AM0.07m | 5:50PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 690 | 596 | 497 | 466 | 451 | 412 | 353 | 347 | 289 | 247 | 157 | 154 | 123 | 72 | 75 | 107 | 113 | 142 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 14 | SW 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 46 | 79 | 167 | 139 | 121 | 101 | 97 | 78 | 124 | 110 | 146 | 57 | 107 | 105 | 377 | 264 | 301 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | SW 18 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | SW 16 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 68 | 67 | 127 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 107 | 106 | 171 | 184 | 353 | 330 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 198 | 183 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 86 | 86 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 994 | 1002 | 1002 |
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