Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3955 | 3664 | 2820 | 3594 | 4643 | 3876 | 4462 | 4080 | 2720 | 4834 | 3436 | 1494 | 2800 | 1739 | 1226 | 1793 | 781 | 767 | 743 | 583 | 433 | 365 | 393 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM0.16m | 00:06AM0.17m | 11:33AM0.19m | 00:03AM0.19m | 11:46AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.08m | 6:05PM0.04m | 6:03AM0.07m | 6:06PM0.03m | 5:57AM0.06m | 6:11PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3955 | 3664 | 2820 | 3594 | 4643 | 3876 | 4462 | 4080 | 2720 | 537 | 3436 | 1494 | 889 | 1739 | 1226 | 1793 | 694 | 767 | 743 | 510 | 433 | 365 | 393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 305 | 769 | 1081 | 2342 | 1750 | 1516 | 892 | 537 | 647 | 1099 | 9 | 733 | 634 | 634 | 781 | 606 | 476 | 103 | 260 | 198 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | S 20 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1081 | — | 1068 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 7 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 213 | 71 | 157 | 78 | 59 | — | 404 | 657 | 731 | 4834 | 205 | 482 | 2800 | 166 | 183 | 158 | 135 | 117 | 100 | 583 | 228 | 270 | 310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2549 | 2548 | 50 | 3817 | 3817 | 3826 | 3741 | 3741 | 3741 | 3233 | 3322 | 1002 | 3322 | 3313 | 2461 | 3780 | 3780 | 3322 | 225 | 3313 | 3313 | 3313 | 3322 |
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