Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 6AM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5045 | 4664 | 4385 | 3814 | 3771 | 3728 | 3433 | 3185 | 2714 | 2182 | 2605 | 4882 | 4379 | 4480 | 4378 | 4108 | 3565 | 3197 | 2801 | 2555 | 2243 | 2028 | 1757 | 1453 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50AM0.20m | 3:14PM0.17m | 2:50AM0.18m | 2:51PM0.14m | 2:30AM0.16m | 1:22PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.08m | 9:06PM0.11m | 10:01AM0.10m | 7:32PM0.11m | 10:09AM0.12m | 6:12PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5045 | 4664 | 4385 | 3814 | 3771 | 3728 | 3433 | 3185 | 2714 | 2182 | 2605 | 4882 | 4379 | 4480 | 4378 | 4108 | 3565 | 3197 | 2801 | 2555 | 2243 | 2028 | 1757 | 1453 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 12 | W 20 | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 293 | 235 | 30 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 662 | 1255 | 1122 | 241 | 237 | 157 | 5 | 88 | 68 | 140 | 107 | 107 | 28 | 28 | 330 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 184 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 7 | 237 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 48 | 29 | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 510 | 604 | 580 | 214 | 214 | 228 | 239 | 230 | 253 | 279 | 168 | 171 | 171 | 285 | 336 | 250 | 327 | 262 | 255 | 273 | 376 | 355 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 2065 | 1002 | 2065 | 2066 | 2066 | 2168 | 2094 | 3260 | 2548 | 994 | 994 | 2461 | 2461 | 2393 |
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