Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaiaau today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaiaau at 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vaiaau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3791 | 3452 | 2959 | 2612 | 2416 | 2144 | 1939 | 1724 | 1548 | 1284 | 1229 | 1058 | 929 | 811 | 787 | 669 | 554 | 439 | 365 | 344 | 365 | 309 | 334 |
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 | 1:05PM0.27m | 00:59AM0.26m | 1:22PM0.26m | 1:13AM0.26m | 1:37PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.01m | 7:12PM0.04m | 7:15AM0.01m | 7:22PM0.05m | 7:33AM0.01m | 7:28PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3791 | 3452 | 2959 | 2612 | 2416 | 2144 | 1939 | 1724 | 1548 | 1284 | 1229 | 1058 | 929 | 811 | 787 | 669 | 554 | 234 | 202 | 172 | 144 | 144 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 54 | 53 | 229 | 439 | 365 | 344 | 365 | 309 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 53 | 42 | 57 | 78 | 41 | 40 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 804 | 782 | 762 | 807 | 730 | 719 | 719 | 659 | 603 | 539 | 481 | 422 | 422 | 364 | 302 | 257 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 33 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2257 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 2393 | 1002 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 50 |
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